Investigation of Ionomer nanostructure, dispersion and swelling behaviour inside fuel cell electrode with SAXS: influence of the solvent and

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PEMFC is a conversion device that uses the chemical energy of the O2/H2 pair to produce electricity, heat, with water as a by-product. The main component of the individual cells composing the PEMFC is the Membrane Electrode Assembly which is composed of a proton conducting polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched between two electrodes. The electrode is a key and critical component, in terms of cost, performance and durability, as it is the place of the electrochemical reactions. The electrode is made of platinum nanoparticles (2-5 nm) supported on electrically conductive mesoporous carbon particles (~30-50 nm) which are bound in a proton conducting polymer, the ionomer. The proposed experiment aims at investigating the effect of solvent, catalyst and ionomer types on the ionomer nanostructure. This study will help for a better understanding of the influence of the fabrication process on the structure and dispersion of the ionomer in the electrode.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.15151/ESRF-ES-1057171186
Metadata Access https://icatplus.esrf.fr/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatplus.esrf.fr:inv/1057171186
Provenance
Creator Isabelle MORFIN; Pierre TOUDRET; Arnaud MORIN; Nils BLANC ORCID logo; MARIE HEITZMANN ORCID logo; Jean-François BLACHOT ORCID logo; Benoît GOUZE; Gérard GEBEL; Eugénie PERRIN; Gilbert CHAHINE ORCID logo
Publisher ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)
Publication Year 2026
Rights CC-BY-4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Resource Type Data from large facility measurement; Collection
Discipline Particles, Nuclei and Fields