Electrocatalysis for Membrane Fuel Cells: Methods, Modeling, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9783527348374 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 500 str.

N Alonso-Vante

Spis treści

Overview of SystemsChapter 1 System-Level Constraints on Fuel Cell Materials and ElectrocatalystsChapter 2 Fuel cell design from the atom to the automobileBasics-FundamentalsChapter 3 Electrochemical FundamentalsChapter 4 Quantifying the kinetic parameters of fuel cell reactionsChapter 5 Adverse and Beneficial functions of Surface Layers formed on Fuel Cell ElectrocatalystsState of the artChapter 6 Design of PGM-free ORR Catalysts: from Molecular to the State-of-the-ArtChapter 7 Recent advances in Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction in Alkaline ElectrolytesMembranes for Fuel CellsChapter 8 Supports for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts: Understanding and Improving Structure, Stability and ActivityPhysical Chemical CharacterizationChapter 9 Understanding the electrocatalytic reaction in the fuel cell by tracking the dynamics of the catalyst by X-rayabsorption spectroscopyModelingChapter 10 Unraveling local electrocatalytic conditions with theory and computationProtocolsChapter 11 Quantifying the Activity of ElectrocatalystsChapter 12 Durability of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Methods for Performance AssessmentSystemsChapter 13 Modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellsChapter 14 Physics-based modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: From cell to automotive systems

O autorze

Nicolas Alonso-Vante is emeritus Professor since September 2021 at the University of Poitiers. In the field of materials science, electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis, he has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, editor of a two-volume e-book on electrochemistry in Spanish, author of two books and six patents, with more than 10320 citations and an h-index of 55 (ResearchGate). He has received the awards of the National Polytechnic Institute-Mexico as a R&D distinguished graduate, the Mexican Council of Technology SNI-III recognition as a Mexican researcher working outside Mexico, and has been awarded the NM Emanuel Medal from the Russian Academy of Science.Vito Di Noto is Full Professor of Electrochemistry for Energy and Solid-State Chemistry in the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Padova, Italy. He is Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Past-President of the Electrochemical Division of the Italian Chemical Society and the recipient of the "Energy Technology Division Award" of The Electrochemical Society. In the field of advanced functional materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage device, he is author of more than 335 international publications, with more than 9200 citations and an h-index of 54 (Google Scholar). He is inventor of more than 30 international patents.