213th ECS Meeting - Phoenix, AZ

May 18 - May 22, 2008

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B2 - Alkaline Electrochemical Power Sources

Battery/Energy Technology
 

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Hall 2, Lower Level, Phoenix Convention Center

Poster Session

Co-Chair(s): N. Wu and X. Zhang
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   176   Influences of Additives in Electrolyte On the Performances of Sodium Borohydride Direct Oxidation on Platinum D. Yu and S. Lei (Chongqing University)
o   177   Synthesis and Characterization of Nanosized Calcium Zincate Powder and it Application to the Zn Electrodes C. Yang and P. Chen (MingChi University of Technology)
o   178   Electrochemical Characterization of Alkaline Hybrid Capacitors with Nickel Oxide and Activated Carbon Electrodes H. Inoue, Y. Namba, E. Higuchi and S. Nohara (Osaka Prefecture University)
o   179   Preparation and Characterization of the PVA/TiO2 Composite Polymer Membrane and its Application on Alkaline DMFC C. Yang and C. Lin (MingChi University of Technology)
o   180   MEAs for Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells E. Petrucco (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre), N. Walsby (Johnson Matthey) and D. Thompsett (Johnson Matthey Technology Centre)
 

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Room 105C, 100 Level, Phoenix Convention Center

Electrodes

Co-Chair(s): R. Mantz and K. Xu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   181   Pt-Sn Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation in Alkaline Media E. E. Switzer, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico), M. Hibbs and C. Cornelius (Sandia National Laboratories)
08:20   182   The Influence of Platinum Surface Morphology on the Electrooxidation of Methanol in Alkaline Solutions J. R. Hayes (Arizona State University), D. Zeller (Purdue University) and C. Friesen (Arizona State University)
08:40   183   Non-Platinum Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells T. Olson, S. Pylypenko, P. Atanassov (University of New Mexico) and C. Cornelius (Sandia National Laboratories)
09:00   184   Electrochemical Oxidation of Silver in Lead Containing Alkaline Solution W. Li (MIT/ Rutgers University), J. Xu (Rutgers University), M. Cho, M. Benz and G. Adamson (ZPower Inc.)
09:20   185   Controlled Synthesis of Silver Particles Supported on Carbon Nanocapsules for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyte Y. Chang, P. Wu, Y. Lin, P. Lin, Y. Chang and R. Liang (National Chiao Tung University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   186   Ultrasonic Synthesis and Evaluation of Pd/C Catalyst for Alkaline DMFCs H. Bunazawa and Y. Yamazaki (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
10:20   187   Conductive Coating Mechanism for Silver Oxide Alkaline Battery Electrode W. Li (MIT/ Rutgers University), J. Xu (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), M. Cho, M. Benz and G. Adamson (ZPower Inc.)
10:40   188   High Performance Electrodes for Carbonate Fuel Cell A. Hilmi, C. Yuh and M. Farooque (FuelCell Energy)
11:00   189   Evidence of Structural Changes in the Positive Electrode of Nickel Batteries during Normal Charge/Discharge Operation M. Casas-Cabanas (EMAT), J. Canales-Vazquez (Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB)), J. Rodriguez-Carvajal (Institut Max Von Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL)) and M. Palacin (Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB))
11:20   190   High-Rate Alkaline CuO Cathodes S. W. Donne and T. Jones (University of Newcastle)
 

Electrolyte Membranes

Co-Chair(s): X. Zhang and A. M. Kannan
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   191   Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells Using Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane P. Lim, G. Li and C. Wang (Penn State University)
14:20   192   Phosphonium and Ammonium Based Membranes for Carbonate and Alkaline DMFC J. Zhou, J. Vega, W. Mustain and P. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
14:40   193   Some Approaches to Form Triple Phase Boundary on Oxygen Cathode of Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Z. Ogumi, K. Nishio, K. Miyazaki, T. Abe, Y. Iriyama (Kyoto University), H. Nakanishi and S. Matsumoto (Toyota Motor Corporation)
15:00   194   A Dusty Fluid Model to Predict Hydroxyl Ion Conductivity in Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes K. N. Grew and W. Chiu (University of Connecticut)
 

Alkaline Supercapacitors

Co-Chair(s): A. M. Kannan and W. Li
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
15:40   195   CoxNi1-x Oxides Thin Films for Supercapacitor Applications V. Gupta, S. Gupta and N. Miura (Kyushu University)
16:00   196   Capacitance Fade in Alkaline Manganese Oxide Supercapacitor Electrodes S. W. Donne, B. Jones (University of Newcastle) and T. Hollenkamp (CSIRO Division of Energy Technology)
16:20   197   Multifunctional MnO2-Carbon Nanoarchitectures as High-Performance Electrode Structures for Alkaline-Electrolyte Batteries and Electrochemical Capacitors J. W. Long, A. Fischer, M. Saunders, K. Pettigrew and D. Rolison (Naval Research Laboratory)
16:40   198   Electrochemical Properties of Ni-Co Binary Oxide / Carbon Composite for Electrochemical Capacitor Application J. Kim (Yonsei Univ.) and K. Kim (Yonsei University)