209th ECS Meeting - Denver, Colorado

May 07 - May 12, 2006

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

V1 - Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Battery/Energy Technology
 

Monday, May 8, 2006

Governor's Square 14, Concourse Level

Anode Electrocatalysis: Theory & Practice

Co-Chairs: S.R. Narayanan and P. Zelenay
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 Introductory Remarks (5 Minutes)
10:05 1092 First Principles Thermodynamics Studies on the Surface Structures of Pt-alloy Catalyst as a Function of the Surface Segregation, Co-adsorption and Particle Size B. Han and G. Ceder (MIT)
10:30 1093 Kinetic Modeling of Particle Size Effects in Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts M. H. Eikerling and B. Andreaus (Simon Fraser University)
10:55 1094 Ab Initio Simulations of the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol over Pt and Pt Alloys M. Neurock, M. J. Janik (University of Virginia), S. Wasileski (University of North Carolina - Asheville) and C. Taylor (University of Virginia)
11:20 1095 The Effect of PtRu Cluster Morphology on the Active CO Oxidation Mechanism in Methanol D. E. Ramaker, F. J. Scott (The George Washington University) and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
11:45 1096 CO-tolerant Gold-nanoparticles-based Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell K. Miyazaki, Y. Nishida, K. Matsuoka, Y. Iriyama, T. Abe and Z. Ogumi (Kyoto University)
 
Co-Chairs: M. Neurock and A. Wieckowski
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 1097 Combined Voltammetric and 13C NMR Study of Methanol on Pt/C Electrocatalyst E. J. Cairns, P. McGrath, A. Fojas (University of California), B. Rush (Abbott Laboratories) and J. Reimer (University of California)
14:25 1098 In Situ, Time-Resolved Coincidence Dual Beam Spectroscopy At Single Crystal Pt Microfacets I. Fromondi and D. Scherson (Case Western Reserve University)
14:50 1099 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Reactivity Measurements of Ru/Pt Nanoparticles and Pt Deposits on Ru(0001) A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), A. Lewera, W. Zhou (University of Illinois) and P. Bagus (University of North Texas)
15:15 1100 On the Suitability of Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide as Catalyst Support in DMFC Anodes C. Cremers (Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)), F. Scheiba (Institute for Materials Science TU Darmstadt), M. Scholz (Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)), L. Cao (Tsinghua University Beijing), C. Roth (Institute for Materials Science), X. Qiu (Tsinghua University Beijing), U. Stimming (TU Munchen) and H. Fuess (Institute for Materials Science TU Darmstadt)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 1101 Evaluation of Simple Ethers as Alternative Fuels for Low-temperature Direct Fuel Cells J. Leger (University Poitiers), G. Kérangueven, C. Coutanceau, F. Vigier (University of Poitiers), E. Sibert (University Poitiers) and C. Lamy (University of Poitiers)
16:25 1102 Electro Oxidation of Alcohols at Gas Diffusion Electrodes: a DEMS Study C. Cremers (Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)), V. Rao (TU München) and U. Stimming (TU Munchen)
16:50 1103 Low Pt Content Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation K. Sasaki, M. Shao, V. Miomir and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
17:15 1104 Perovskite-Based Catalysts for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells A. Lan and A. Mukasyan (University of Notre Dame)
17:40 1105 Enhancement of the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol at Pt/Ru Nanoparticles Immobilized in Different WO3 Matrices P. Kulesza, P. Barczuk (University of Warsaw), H. Tsuchiya, J. Macak, P. Schmuki (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), D. Szymanska, O. Makowski and K. Miecznikowski (University of Warsaw)
 

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Governor's Square 14, Concourse Level

Cathode Electrocatalysis

Co-Chairs: S. Mukerjee and T. Fuller
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00 1106 PEM Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Discovery via Multi-Electrode Electrochemical Screening of Thin-Film Test Structures J. F. Whitacre (Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech), T. I. Valdez (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology) and S. Narayanan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
08:25 1107 Effect of Water Activity on the Durability of PEM Fuel Cells. I. Hydrogen Peroxide Kinetics V. A. Sethuraman, J. Weidner (University of South Carolina), A. Haug, S. Motupally and L. Protsailo (UTC Fuel Cells)
08:50 1108 Electrochemical Behaviour of Bimetallic Pt-M/C Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in DMFCs V. Baglio, A. Di Blasi, A. Stassi, C. D'Urso, T. Denaro, V. Antonucci and A. Aricò (CNR-ITAE)
09:15 1109 Methanol-Tolerant Oxygen Electrocatalysts: Synthesis and Characterization of Pd-based Alloys E. E. Kalu (Florida A&M -Florida State University)
09:40 1110 Effect of Addition of Fe to Pt/C Cathode Catalyst in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell W. Li (University of California, Riverside), G. Sun, Q. Xin (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Y. Yan (University of California, Riverside)
10:05 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:25 1111 A Novel Synthesis of Pt Catalyst on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Intermittent Microwave Irradiation for Fuel Cell Applications Z. Tian and S. Jiang (Nanyang Technological University)
10:50 1112 Enhancement of the Electroctalytic Reduction of Oxygen at Tungsten Oxide Modified Carbon-Supported RuSex Nanoparticles K. Miecznikowski, B. Baranowska, M. Skunik, P. Kulesza (University of Warsaw), I. Dorbandt, S. Fiechter and P. Bogdanoff (Hahn-Meitner-Institut)
11:15 1113 Ruthenium Chalcogenide Cathode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells J. Choi (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. Cao, A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), N. Alonso-Vante (University of Poitiers) and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40 1114 Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Methanol Tolerance of Non-Platinum Electrocatalysts for Mixed Fuel Methanol Fuel Cells T. Olson and P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico)
 
Co-Chairs: U. Stimming and D. Scherson
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 1115 Polymer-based Non-precious Cobalt Composite for Methanol-tolerant DMFC Cathode R. Bashyam and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
14:25 1116 Highly Selective Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for DMFC Systems Using Mixed Reactants A. Kulprathipanja, G. Kleen, J. Martin (Mesoscopic Devices, LLC), J. Choi and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
 

Durability and MEA Characterization

TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:50 1117 Developments in the Detailed Characterization of Membrane-electrode Assemblies (MEA) for DMFC C. Roth (Institute for Materials Science), F. Scheiba (Institute for Materials Science TU Darmstadt), N. Benker (Institute for Materials Science), H. Fuess (Institute for Materials Science TU Darmstadt), M. Scholz, C. Cremers (Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern)), U. Stimming (TU Munchen), L. Cao and X. Qiu (Tsinghua University Beijing)
15:15 1118 Factors Affecting DMFC Fuel Cell Performances And Commercialization Consideration Y. Tsou, Z. Zhu, L. Cao and E. De Castro (E-TEK division, Pemeas Inc.)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 1119 Removal of Flooding in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell S. Lee, H. Chang and J. Kim (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
16:25 1120 Effect of Operation Conditions on Durability of DMFCs H. Ha, J. Park, A. Scibioh, H. Kim (KIST), T. Lee (Yonsei University) and T. Lim (KIST)
16:50 1121 A Comprehensive Study on Ruthenium Dissolution and Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells L. Gancs, T. Arruda, B. Hult, N. Hakim and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
17:15 1122 Towards Understanding Ruthenium Crossover Effects: the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Ru-modified Platinum Surfaces C. M. Johnston, J. Choi, Y. Kim and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:40 1123 Degradation of DMFC Stack for Mobile Fuel Cell C. Shin, S. Jeong, G. Roh, Y. Na, K. Lee and J. Suh (Samsung SDI)
 

Exhibit Hall, Concourse Level

Tuesday Evening Poster Session

Co-Chairs: C. Y. Wang and P. Zelenay
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o 1124 Effect of Water-proofing Treatment of Gas-diffusion Layer on Liquid Water Flooding in DMFC Cathode M. Tauchi and M. Sudoh (Shizuoka University)
o 1125 High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Using Modified Nafion Membrane S. Han, S. Han (Corporate R&D Center), I. Son, M. Jang, G. Chai, S. Lee (SAMSUNG SDI Corporate R&D Center), J. Lee, Y. Yoo (KonKuk Univ. Korea) and K. Hyun Nam (Energy Lab. Corporate R&D Center)
o 1126 Development of Semi-Empirical Cell Voltage Model for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell J. Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Y. Bae (Han Yang Univ.) and D. Kim (KCC Central Research Institute)
o 1127 The Catalytic Oxidation of Acetaldehyde on PtRu : Effect of the Adsorption on Ru K. Taneda and Y. Yamazaki (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
o 1128 Preparation and Characterization of Sb-doped SnO2 as Support Material for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells K. Lee, I. Park and Y. Sung (Seoul National University)
o 1129 Influence of Membrane Microstructure on the Permeability of Methanol in Proton Exchange Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells A. Siu (Simon Fraser University) and S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University/NRC)
o 1130 Direct Ethanol or Methanol Fuel Cells Based on Alcohol Tolerant cathodes O. Savadogo (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal) and H. Tian (Ecole Polytechnique)
 

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Governor's Square 14, Concourse Level

DMFC Membranes

Co-Chairs: M. Hickner and S. Holdcroft
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:20 1131 Effects of Nanocomposite Membrane in MEA for a Passive DMFCs H. Kim, J. Oh and H. Chang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
10:45 1132 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Membranes from Modified Nafion P. N. Pintauro, J. Lin, R. Wycisk, J. Lee (Case Western Reserve University) and M. Kellner (Hawken School)
11:10 1133 Influence of Silica Nanofillers on the Structure and Conductivity Mechanism of Proton Conducting Membranes Based on NafionTM 117 V. Di Noto, R. Gliubizzi, E. Negro (University of Padova), G. Pace (INSTM-CNR Padova) and C. Furlan (CUGAS University of Padova)
11:35 1134 High Temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Based on Short-Side-Chain Perfluorinated Ionomer Membranes A. S. Arico (CNR-ITAE Institute), V. Baglio, A. Di Blasi, V. Antonucci (CNR-ITAE), L. Cirillo, A. Ghielmi and V. Arcella (Solvay Solexis)
 
Co-Chairs: Y. S. Kim and P. Pintauro
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 1135 Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Composite Polyelectrolyte/Nafion Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells S. Jiang, Z. Liu and Z. Tian (Nanyang Technological University)
14:25 1136 Transport Properties of Proton Exchange Membranes A. Roy (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), M. Hickner (Sandia National Laboratories), X. Yu, Y. Li, T. Glass and J. E. McGrath (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
14:50 1137 Multiblock Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Proton Exchange Membranes for Direct Methanol Based Fuel Cell J. E. McGrath, A. Roy, X. Yu, H. Lee, H. Wang, A. Badami, M. L. Hill and Y. Li (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
15:15 1138 Methanol Permeability through Novel Proton Exchange Membranes S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University/NRC) and A. Siu (Simon Fraser University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 1139 Fabrication and Characterization of Composite PEMs: Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Containing Zirconium Sulfophenyl Phosphonate J. E. McGrath, M. L. Hill and B. Einsla (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
16:25 1140 Development of Inorganic-organic Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells T. Hirashige, T. Kamo, T. Ishikawa and T. Itabashi (Hitachi, Ltd)
 

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Governor's Square 14, Concourse Level

Cell Components and System Design

Co-Chairs: H. Chang and S. Gottesfeld
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:25 1141 Three-Dimensional, Two-Phase Modeling of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells W. Liu (MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc.) and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
08:50 1142 Model of DMFC stack: Resistive Spots and Stack Performance A. A. Kulikovsky (Research Center Juelich)
09:15 1143 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell System Performance: From Materials, Components, to System and Fuel Efficiency D. Chu and R. Jiang (US Army Research Laboratory)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00 1144 Bifunctional Regime of DMFC Operation Close to Open Circuit Conditions K. Wippermann (Research Center Juelich, IWV-3), B. Fricke, T. Sanders, D. Sauer (Inst. for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen Univ.), J. Mergel, H. Schmitz (Research Center Juelich, IWV-3) and A. A. Kulikovsky (Research Center Juelich)
10:25 1145 Hierarchically Structured Platinum-Ruthenium Electrocatalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells E. Switzer and P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico)
10:50 1146 Single Cell Performance of Liquid Crystal-Carbon Supported Catalyst as Anode Catalyst for DMFC D. Jung, K. Nam, T. Kim, S. Kim, D. Peck, B. Lee, M. Hyun, D. Shin (Korea Institute of Energy Research) and S. Ryu (Chungnam National University)
11:15 1147 Porous Crystalline Organosilica Materials as High Surface Area Support in Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells B. A. Holmberg and S. Gilman (U.S. Army Research Laboratory)
11:40 1148 The Characteristic of the Catalysts using the KOH Activated Carbon Nanofibers as the Support of Anode Catalyst for DMFC D. Jung, M. Jung, S. Kim, T. Kim, D. Peck, B. Lee, E. Jung (Korea Institute of Energy Research) and Y. Shul (Yonsei University)
 
Co-Chairs: P. Atanassov and C.Y. Wang
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00 1149 DMFCs: Electrocatalysis Roles in Optimized System Definition S. Gottesfeld (Mechanical Technology Inc.)
14:25 1150 Methanol Anode Modified by Semipermeable Membrane for Mixed Feed DMFCs S. Calabrese Barton, W. Deng (Columbia university) and M. Sorkin (Gibbard R&D Corp.)
14:50 1151 High Power Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Running on 15M to Neat Methanol F. Liu (Pennsylvania State University) and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
15:15 1152 Solid Acid Fuel Cells Operated on Alcohol Fuels S. M. Haile (California Institute of Technology), T. Uda (Caltech / Kyoto University), D. Boysen and C. Chisholm (Caltech / SuperProtonic Inc.)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00 1153 Development of Methanol Permeation Controllable Layer T. Kobayashi (Japan Gore-Tex Inc.)
16:25 1154 Novel System Approach for Mixed-Reactant Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells A. Kaufman, M. Sorkin (Gibbard R&D Corp.) and S. Calabrese Barton (Columbia University)
16:50 1155 Air-breathing Multi-channel Laminar Flow Fuel Cells L. Markoski, D. Natarajan (INI Power Systems), A. Primak (INI Power Systems Inc.) and P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
17:15 1156 Fuel and Media Flexible Air-breathing Laminar Flow Fuel Cells P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), R. Jayashree, D. Egas, J. Spendelow (UIUC), D. Natarajan and L. Markoski (INI Power Systems)
17:40 Concluding Remarks (5 Minutes)