PREPARATION OF CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL BY PHYSICAL METHOD

Liu Yiyang; Zhou Xiaochun

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0613

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6) : 295-305. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0613

PREPARATION OF CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL BY PHYSICAL METHOD

Liu Yiyang^1,2, Zhou Xiaochun²

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Continued advances in proton exchange membrane fuel cells offer a promising solution to current energy needs. Current research is focused on fabrication techniques that improve performance and reduce overall cost. Catalyst deposition on membrane electrode（MEA） assemblies has been used by a number of techniques over the last few decades, divided into two main categories： chemical and physical methods. Of these, physical methods are widely used due to the simplicity of the preparation process and the uniformity of the deposition distribution. The aim of this paper is to review many of the main techniques that have been published in order to demonstrate the wide variety of physical methods of catalyst preparation.

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proton exchange membrane fuel cell / catalyst / physical vapour deposition / dry powder spraying / ball milling method

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Liu Yiyang, Zhou Xiaochun. PREPARATION OF CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL BY PHYSICAL METHOD[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2022, 43(6): 295-305 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0613

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