217th ECS Meeting - Vancouver, Canada

April 25 - April 30, 2010

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B7 - Electrode Processes Relevant to Fuel Cell Technology

Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Energy Technology
 

Monday, April 26, 2010

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

PEM Catalysis: Oxygen Reduction 1

Co-Chairs: V. Birss, W. Mustain
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   482   Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts for O2 Reduction: Pt Monolayer on Carbon-Supported PdIr Nanoparticles S. L. Knupp (College of Nano Scale Science and Engineering), M. Vukmirovic (Brookhaven National Laboratory), P. Haldar (College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering) and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
08:20   483   Kinetics of Oxygen Dissociation on Pt(111) L. Naslund, H. Ogasawara, D. J. Miller (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), H. Oberg (Stockholms Universitet), V. Viswanathan (Stanford University), T. Anniyev (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), H. Pitsch (Stanford University), L. Pettersson (Stockholms Universitet) and A. Nilsson (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
08:40   484   Electrocatalytic Activity of (100) Preferentially Oriented Pt Nanostructure S. Garbarino, A. Ponrouch and D. Guay (INRS-Énergie, Matériaux Télécommunications)
09:00   485   On the Nature of Pt-O Species Observed with XANES and Implications for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction D. Friebel, D. Miller, H. Ogasawara, T. Anniyev, C. O'Grady, U. Bergmann, J. Bargar, A. Nilsson (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), K. Wikfeldt and L. Pettersson (Stockholm University)
09:20   486   Pt/C vs. PtxFey/C and PtxCoy/C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Structure, Activity and Stability L. Chen (NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology), C. Bock (National Research Council of Canada), B. MacDougall and P. Mercier (NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology)
09:40   487   Removing the Low Coordination Sites of Palladium Nanoparticles Using Bromide Adsorption to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics Y. Cai and R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
10:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:20   488   PEM Fuel Cell Non-Noble Metal Catalysts: Challenges and Perspective J. Zhang, H. Liu, L. Zhang and R. Baker (National Research Council of Canada)
10:40   489   Electrocatalytic Properties of Metal Nanoparticles for Selective Reduction of Oxygen F. Mirkhalaf (Coventry University)
11:00   490   Electrocatalytic Activity of Ta Compound Thin Film for Oxygen Reduction Reaction K. Matsuzawa, A. Kikuchi, A. Ishihara, S. Mitsushima and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
11:20   491   Alloys of Platinum and Early Transition Metals as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts I. E. Stephens, A. Bondarenko, T. Johansson (Technical University of Denmark), T. Jaramillo (Stanford University), I. Chorkendorff (Technical University of Denmark), J. P. Greeley (Argonne National Laboratory), H. Hansen (Technical University of Denmark), F. Calle-Vallejo (DTU), J. Rossmeisl and J. Nørskov (Technical University of Denmark)
11:40   492   Photocatalytically Generated Bi- and Trimetallic Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Supported on Titanium Dioxide-Carbon Matrix K. Rajeshwar, N. De Tacconi, W. Chanmanee (University of Texas at Arlington), W. Wampler, W. Lin and L. Nikiel (Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Company)
 

PEM Catalysis: Oxygen Reduction 2

Co-Chairs: D. Wilkinson, P. Zelenay
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   493   A New Two-Step Synthesis of CoFe-Based Nonprecious Metal ORR Catalysts G. Wu, M. Nelson, C. Johnston and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
14:20   494   Ti-Co Catalysts Prepared by Polymerized Complex Method as Nonnoble Metal Cathode for PEFC K. Takanabe, F. Yin, J. Kubota and K. Domen (University of Tokyo)
14:40   495   Cu-Containing Oxygen Reduction Catalysts A. A. Gewirth and M. Thorum (University of Illinois)
15:00   496   Nonprecious Metal Oxide Based Powder Using Group 4 and 5 Metals for PEFC Cathode K. Ota, K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima and A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University)
15:20   497   Investigation on Niobium and Titanium Oxide Based Catalyst for PEFC Y. Wakizaka, M. Horikita, T. Imai, R. Monden, C. Yu and K. Lee (Showa Denko)
15:40   498   Development of Less-Expensive Oxide Cathode Catalysts for PEFCs Y. Takasu, Y. Hongsheng and W. Sugimoto (Shinshu University)
16:00   499   Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution on Manganese Oxide Surfaces Y. Gorlin and T. Jaramillo (Stanford University)
16:20   500   Mass Transport and ORR Kinetics in Solid Polymer Electrolytes A. Mani (Simon Fraser University), J. Peron, K. Shi (National Research Council) and S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University)
16:40   501   Effect of Heat Treatment on Electronic States of Carbon in Iron Phthalocyanine-Based Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Studied by Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy H. Niwa, M. Saito, M. Kobayashi, Y. Harada, M. Oshima (The University of Tokyo), S. Moriya, K. Matsubayashi, Y. Nabae, S. Kuroki (Tokyo Institute of Technology), T. Ikeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Terakura (Japan Advanced Institute of Science Technology), J. Ozaki (Gunma University) and S. Miyata (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

PEM Catalysis: Oxygen Reduction 3

Co-Chairs: K. Ota, P. Kulesza
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   502   X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Analysis of Nitrogen in Carbon-Based Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. Saito, H. Niwa, M. Kobayashi, Y. Harada, M. Oshima (The University of Tokyo), S. Moriya, K. Matsubayashi, Y. Nabae, S. Kuroki (Tokyo Institute of Technology), T. Ikeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Terakura (Japan Advanced Institute of Science Technology), J. Ozaki (Gunma University) and S. Miyata (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
08:20   503   Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction on Carbon Nitride S. M. Lyth, Y. Nabae, S. Moriya, S. Kuroki, M. Kakimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), J. Ozaki (Gunma University) and S. Miyata (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
08:40   504   Nitrogen Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon for PEM Fuel Cells S. Shrestha and W. Mustain (University of Connecticut)
09:00   505   Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as a Novel Catalyst Support for PEM Fuel Cells Y. Chen, H. Liu, J. Wang, R. Li, A. Sun (University of Western Ontario), S. Ye and S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems)
09:20   506   Highly Active Carbon Nitride Electocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cell Applications R. S. Hsu and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
09:40   507   Pt- and Pd-Based Carbon Nitride ORR Electrocatalysts Supported on Conductive Nanoparticles for Application in PEMFCs V. Di Noto and E. Negro (University of Padova)
10:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:20   508   Interfacial Properties of Chalcogenide Metal Centers Towards the Oxygen Reduction Reaction A. Gago Rodriguez, Y. Feng, L. Timperman and N. Alonso-Vante (University of Poitiers)
10:40   509   A Quantum Mechanical and Experimental Study of Cobalt/Polypyrrole Catalysts: Investigation of Oxygen Reduction Active Site Z. Shi (NRC-Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), H. Liu (National Research Council of Canada), K. Lee (NRC-Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), J. Zhang (National Research Council of Canada), Z. Liu (NRC-Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), J. Chlistunoff, M. Blair and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:00   510   Electrochemistry of Fe-Phenylenediamine Derived Cathode Catalysts Supported on Carbon S. A. Gharaibeh (Univeristy of Calgary) and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
11:20   511   Effect of Synthesis Conditions on ORR Activity of Polyaniline-Fe-C Catalysts G. Wu (Los Alamos National Laboratory), K. Artyushkova (The University of New Mexico), C. Johnston and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40   512   A Surface Functionalization Approach to Fe-N/C Oxygen Reduction Catalysts A. Pauric, E. Easton (University of Ontario Institute of Technology) and B. MacLean (St. Francis Xavier University)
 

Regency B, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Electrode Performance

Co-Chairs: M. Eikerling, D. Wilkinson
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   513   Novel Cathode Catalyst Development in a pH-Flexible Microfluidic Platform F. Brushett (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), A. A. Gewirth (University of Illinois), A. Wiekowski and P. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
08:20   514   Highly Active Porous Carbon-Supported Nonprecious Metal-N Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cells J. Choi, R. S. Hsu and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
08:40   515   The Importance of Catalyst Supports for the Improvement of PEM Fuel Cell Performance and Durability S. Ye, A. Young, S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems) and A. Sun (University of Western Ontario)
09:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:20   517   Model of a Water-Filled Nanopore in an Ionomer-Free Cathode Catalyst Layer K. Chan and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   518   High Performance Electrode for PEMFC Based on a Double-Layered Buckypaper W. Zhu (Florida State University), J. Zheng (Flordia State University), R. Liang, B. Wang, C. Zhang (Florida State University), G. Au and E. Plichta (U.S. Army CERDEC)
10:20   519   Modeling the Effect of Low Carbon Conductivity of the Cathode Catalyst Layer on PEM Fuel Cell Performance M. Baghalha, M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation) and D. Harvey (Ballard)
10:40   520   Improved Performance of Oxygen-Reducing Biocathode in Biological Fuel Cells K. Kano and S. Tsujimura (Kyoto University)
11:00   521   The Effect of Oxide Blocking on the ORR on Platinum in Alkaline Solution G. K. Wiberg (Technische Universität München) and M. Arenz (Technische Universitaet Muenchen)
11:20   522   Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotube Thin Films as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalyst for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells D. C. Higgins and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
11:40   523   Micromagnets in the PEMFC Catalyst Layer: Impacts on Adsorbate Kinetics W. Gellett (Akermin, Inc.), S. Minteer (Saint Louis University), D. Dunwoody and J. Leddy (University of Iowa)
12:00   516   Electrocatalysis at Microelectrodes: Geometrical Considerations H. Zhu (Case Western Reserve University), Y. Tolmachev (Kent State University) and D. Scherson (Case Western Reserve University)
 

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

High Temperature Catalysis

Co-Chairs: V. Thangadurai, J. Giorgi
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   524   Recent Progress in Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Q. Li and V. Thangadurai (University of Calgary)
14:20   525   Carbon and Sulfur Poisoning in SOFC Anodes J. B. Giorgi, S. M. Bukhari and J. S. O'Brien (University of Ottawa)
14:40   526   Developing an Electrochemical Method to Assess SOFC Anode Losses during H2S Poisoning under Polarization S. C. Paulson, M. Sponiar and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
15:00   527   Electrochemical Promotion of CO Oxidation on Pt/YSZ: The Effect of Catalyst Potential on the Induction of Highly Active Stationary and Oscillatory States M. N. Tsampas, F. Sapountzi and C. Vayenas (University of Patras)
15:20   528   Evaluation of Anode Architectures for Single-Chamber SOFC by Impedance Spectroscopy Coupled with Gas Chromatography C. Gaudillère, P. Vernoux (IRCELyon) and D. Farrusseng (Université Lyon 1)
15:40   529   Electrochemical Reactions at the Anode-Electrolyte Interface of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: DFT Study M. Shishkin and T. Ziegler (University of Calgary)
16:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20   530   Performance and Stability of Cermet Supported SOFCs with an SDC Barrier Layer Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition X. Zhang (NRC-IFCI), D. Yang (Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI)), M. Robertson and C. Decès-Petit (NRC-IFCI)
16:40   531   Rate Determining Step of High Temperature Cathode Reaction Studied by In Situ Electrochemical XAS Y. Orikasa, T. Ina, T. Nakao, T. Fukutsuka (Kyoto University), A. Mineshige (University of Hyogo), K. Amezawa, T. Kawada (Tohoku University) and Y. Uchimoto (Kyoto University)
17:00   532   Electrochemical Performance of SmBaCo2/3Fe2/3Cu2/3O5+δ-Ce1.9Gd0.1O1.9 Composite Cathodes for IT-SOFC S. Lee, S. Jo, P. Muralidharan and D. Kim (KAIST)
17:20   533   Fabrication and Performance of Graded LSCF/GDC Cathode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell N. Li (University of Connecticut), A. Smirnova (Eastern Connecticut State University), A. Verma, P. Singh and J. Kim (University of Connecticut)
17:40   534   Investigation of SOFC Cathode Kinetics by Means of Continuum Modeling and Well-Defined Electrodes M. Lynch, X. Li, L. Yang, D. Mebane and M. Liu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
 

Exhibit and Poster Hall, Conference Floor, Fairmont

Poster Session

Co-Chairs: V. Birss, P. Kulesza, W. Mustain, K. Ota, D. Wilkinson
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   535   Theoretical Investigation of Ammonia Oxidation Kinetics on Pt(111) D. Daramola, A. Dugovics and G. G. Botte (Ohio University)
o   536   Controlled Growth of Silver Nanostructures for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in an Alkaline Electrolyte C. Chen, Y. Chang, P. Wu and P. Lin (National Chiao Tung University)
o   537   3D Multiphase Modeling of PEMFC with Uneven Compression and Deformation of GDL L. Qi, K. Jiao, A. Pereira and X. Li (Department of Mechanical and Mechatronical Engineering)
o   538   Investigation of Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction B. Schuster, N. Wagner and M. Schulze (German Aerospace Center)
o   539   Investigation of Leakages in PEFC Fuel Cells by Measuring Current Density Distributions and Raman Spectra M. Schulze, E. Gülzow, K. Friedrich (German Aerospace Center), P. Fischer and H. Bettermann (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
o   540   Prospective of Pd/MOx as Alternative Anode Pt Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell E. Muhamad, T. Takeguchi, G. Wang, T. Yamanaka and W. Ueda (Hokkaido University)
o   541   Fabrication and Characterization of High Activity Pt/C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction B. Lim, J. Kim, S. Hwang, E. Cho, T. Lim and S. Kim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o   542   Electrochemical Preparation of Ternary Pt-Fe-Co Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Size and Composition Dependent Activity S. Hwang, S. Kim and T. Lim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o   543   Effects of Upper Potential Dwell Time, Transients and Relative Humidity on PEM Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Degradation M. M. Dutta, N. Jia, S. Lu, V. Colbow and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems)
o   544   Electrocatalytic Activity of 4A-Zeolite Modified Pt/C for Electrooxidation of Methanol in Alkaline Medium Y. Liang, P. He, X. Yi, Y. Chen, J. Sun and Q. Jiang (Southwest University of Science and Technology)
o   545   Effect of Solvent on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt/C Catalyst for Methanol Electrooxidation Y. Liang, P. He, X. Yi, Y. Chen, J. Sun and Q. Jiang (Southwest University of Science and Technology)
o   546   Impacts of Ru Dissolution and Crossover on PEMFC Performance and Anode Functionality T. Cheng, V. Colbow and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems)
o   547   On the Effect of Vanadium Doping in Lanthanum Strontium Chromite S. Carré, E. Koep and J. Morante (Universitat de Barcelona)
o   548   High Performance Electrolyte for Carbonate Fuel Cell A. Hilmi, C. Yuh and M. Farooque (FuelCell Energy)
o   549   Temperature-Dependence of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity at Pt/Graphitized Carbon Catalysts Prepared by Nanocapsule Method H. Yano, T. Akiyama, M. Uchida, H. Uchida and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
o   550   Carbon-Supported Pt-Pd Alloy as Methanol-Tolerant-Oxygen-Reduction Catalyst for DMFCs K. Nishanth, P. Sridhar, S. Pitchumani (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) and A. Shukla (Indian Institute of Science)
o   551   Two-Step Conditioning Method for High-Power Generating Direct Methanol Fuel Cell M. Umeda, T. Iwasaki and M. Inoue (Nagaoka University of Technology)
o   552   Detection of H2O2 Generation during O2 Reduction at Porous Microelectrode Packed with Pt-Based Catalysts M. Umeda and A. Kishi (Nagaoka University of Technology)
o   553   Effect of Core Size on Activity and Durability of Pt Core-Shell Catalysts for PEFCs M. Inaba, H. Ito, H. Tsuji, M. Banno (Doshisha University), H. Yamada (Nara National College of Technology), M. Saito and A. Tasaka (Doshisha University)
o   554   Electrospun Metal Oxides for Energy Storage M. Dusek, J. Macak, J. Trckova and J. Pytel (Elmarco Ltd.)
o   555   In Situ Observation of CO Oxidation by Anode PtRu/C Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells T. Yamanaka, T. Takeguchi, G. Wang, E. Muhamad and W. Ueda (Hokkaido University)
o   556   Characterization of Core-Shell Catalyst for Electrooxidation of Small Organic Molecules P. Ochal, J. Gomez de la Fuente, M. Tsypkin, F. Seland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), S. Alayoglu, B. Eichhorn (University of Maryland) and S. Sunde (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
o   557   Impedance Analysis of PdCo as Cathode for a PEM Fuel Cell G. Vázquez-Huerta, D. C. Martínez-Casillas and O. Solorza-Feria (Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional)
o   558   Sr3+/Sm3+ Co-Doped Based Two Phase Nanocomposite Electrolytes R. Raza, S. K. Imran and B. Zhu (Royal Institute of Technology, KTH)
o   559   Fabrication of Hydrophobic Coating on GDL with Silicone Based Materials Y. Wang, S. Saher (University of Waterloo) and X. Li (Department of Mechanical and Mechatronical Engineering)
o   560   Improving CO Tolerance of Pt2Ru3/C Catalyst by the Addition of Tin Oxide G. Wang, T. Takeguchi, T. Yamanaka, E. Muhamad and W. Ueda (Hokkaido University)
o   561   Rotating Disc Studies of Bulk CO Oxidation on Polycrystalline Platinum P. Dahlstrøm and D. Harrington (University of Victoria)
o   562   EIS Analysis on SO2 Contamination in PEMFCs Y. Zhai, K. Bethune, S. Dorn (University of Hawaii), G. Bender (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and R. Rocheleau (University of Hawaii)
o   563   Analysis of Processes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Based on the Porous Cathodes and Anodes E. Lust, I. Kivi, K. Tamm, P. Möller, A. Samussenko, E. Anderson and H. Kurig (University of Tartu)
o   564   Analysis of Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Protic Ionic Liquids by In Situ FT-IR Spectroscopy H. Munakata, T. Tashita, K. Sasajima and K. Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
o   565   A New Method for the Measurement of Effective Ionic Conductivity in a PEMFC Catalyst Layer Z. Siroma (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), J. Hagiwara (Doshisha University), K. Yasuda (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), M. Inaba and A. Tasaka (Doshisha University)
o   566   Platinum-Ruthenium Catalyst Structure and Its CO Tolerance in PEMFC P. He, T. Cheng, R. Bashyam and S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems)
o   567   Single Chamber SOFC Based on LDMW Electrolyte and Its In Situ Anode Initialization D. Tsai, J. Lo and Y. Chen (National Taiwan Univ. Sci. Tech.)
o   568   Electrochemical Study of Surface-Functionalized Carbon Support Materials A. Abdullah, D. W. Banham, F. Feng, S. Gharaibeh, K. Pei and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
 

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

PEM Durability

Co-Chairs: E. Gyenge, D. Bizzotto
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   569   Degradation Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cells: New Insights from a Mesostructural Resolved Kinetic Modeling Approach A. A. Franco (Atomic Energy Commission of France (CEA)/LITEN/DTH/LCPEM) and K. Malek (National Research Council of Canada)
08:20   570   Physical Theory of Platinum Nanoparticle Dissolution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells S. G. Rinaldo (Simon Fraser University), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation) and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
08:40   571   Aging of Pt/C Electrocatalysts at the Micrometer Scale: An Electrochemical and Transmission Electron Microscopy Study B. Vion-Dury, M. Chatenet (CNRS), L. Guétaz (CEA) and F. Maillard (CNRS)
09:00   572   Ageing Phenomena of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes K. Friedrich, M. Schulze, A. Haug (German Aerospace Center), X. Yuan and H. Wang (National Research Council Canada)
09:20   573   PEMFC Contamination Model: Competitive Adsorption Followed by a Surface Segregated Electrochemical Reaction Leading to an Irreversibly Adsorbed Product J. St-Pierre (University of South Carolina)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   574   Ionomer Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A. Young, S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation) and E. Gyenge (University of British Columbia)
10:20   575   Evaluation of Structure-to-Property Relationships in Fuel Cell Durability Performance by Multivariate Analysis K. Artyushkova (The University of New Mexico), S. Pylypenko (Colorado School of Mines), M. Dowlapalli (New Mexico State University) and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
10:40   576   Investigation of the Degradation of Hydrophobized Carbon Structures in PEFC A. Haug, M. Schulze, K. Friedrich (German Aerospace Center), X. Yuan and H. Wang (National Research Council Canada)
11:00   577   Characterization of Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts in Long-Term Fuel Cell Cathode Tests K. Sasaki (Brookhaven National Laboratory), H. Naohara (Toyota Motor Corporation), Y. Cai, D. Su and R. Adzik (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
11:20   578   Stability of PtZn Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon in Acidic Electrochemical Environments A. Sode, A. Musgrove and D. Bizzotto (University of British Columbia)
11:40   579   The Impact of SO2 on the Degradation of MEA Components in PEMFCs S. Dorn, Y. Zhai (University of Hawaii), G. Bender (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and R. Rocheleau (University of Hawaii)
 

Regency B, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Electrode Structures

Co-Chairs: K. Ota, Z. Chen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   580   Multilayered and Gradient Electrodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Reactive Spray Deposition Technology J. M. Roller, R. Neagu, Z. Xie and R. Maric (NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
08:20   581   Highly Porous Electrodes Fabricated at Intermediate Temperatures E. Koep (Universitat de Barcelona)
08:40   582   PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer: Effective Properties and Compression Effect J. Becker (Fraunhofer ITWM), V. Schulz (DHBW Mannheim) and A. Wiegmann (Fraunhofer ITWM)
09:00   583   Understanding Pt Surface Area Loss in PEMFC Cathodes: Size and Oxidation Effects E. Holby (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Y. Shao-Horn, W. Sheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
09:20   584   Development of a Model Electrode System for the Electrocatalytic Evaluation of Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications H. A. El-Sayed, T. Trinh and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
09:40   585   Porosity and Hydrophilicity of a DMFC Cathode Catalyst Layer F. Capitanio (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications) and A. Tavares (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique)
10:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:20   586   Hierarchically-Structured Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Derived by Microemulsion Templating S. Pylypenko, T. Olson, D. Petsev (University of New Mexico) and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
10:40   587   Graphene Oxide as a Carbon Support for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Catalysts S. Bong (Seoul National University), I. Kim (Korea Basic Science Institute), S. Woo (Seoul National University), S. Um, J. Lee (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) and H. Kim (Seoul National University)
11:00   588   Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Catalyst Support with High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity in PEM Fuel Cells D. C. Higgins and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
11:20   589   Tungsten/Carbon Nanotube Supported Platinum as Cathode Catalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell D. Meza (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana), D. C. Higgins (University of Waterloo), L. Salgado (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana) and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
11:40   590   Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Ability of Platinum Nanoparticles Prepared by Ionic Liquid-Sputtering Method S. Kuwabata, K. Yoshii, T. Tsuda (Osaka University) and T. Torimoto (Nagoya University)
 

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Nanodesign of Electrochemically Active Materials

Co-Chairs: P. Kulesza, B. Mustain
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   591   3-D Design of Electrocatalytic Nanoarchitectures of Relevance for Fuel-Cell Reactions D. R. Rolison (Naval Research Laboratory), J. Wallace (Nova Rearch, Inc.), J. W. Long, C. Chervin and J. Dysart (Naval Research Laboratory)
14:20   592   Design and Synthesis of Advanced Nanoscale Electrocatalysts C. Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), S. Sun (Brown University), D. Strmcnik, P. Paulikas, D. Van der Vliet, N. Markovic and V. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
14:40   593   Imprinted Carbon Materials for Use as ORR Catalysts D. W. Banham, F. Feng, K. Pei and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
15:00   594   Nanoscale Phenomena in Catalyst Layers for PEFC: From Fundamental Physics to Benign Design K. Chan, A. Roudgar, L. Wang and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University)
15:20   595   Microstructure-Electrocatalytic Relationships Towards Proper Design of Free-Standing Nanostructured Platinum Electrodes for Fuel Cells Z. Hamoudi, F. Saidani, M. Elkhakani and M. Mohamedi (INRS-EMT)
15:40   596   Nanostructured Catalytic Electrodes for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells: Activation of Reactive Sites Through Modification with Ultra-Thin Films of Metal Oxo Species P. J. Kulesza, A. Lewera, K. Miecznikowski, B. Dembinska, A. Kolary-Zurowska, A. Zurowski, S. Zoladek and I. Rutkowska (University of Warsaw)
16:00   597   Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Pt-Based Nanostructured Materials A. Chen (Lakehead University), J. Wang (University of Guelph), R. Assumme, B. Adamas, G. Wu, P. Holt-Hindle (Lakehead University) and D. Thomas (University of Guelph)
16:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:40   598   Development of Multicomponent PEM Fuel Cell Catalysts for Enhanced Stop-Start Protection D. Stevens (Dalhousie University), A. Bonakdarpour (University of British Columbia), R. Sanderson, S. Wang (Dalhousie University), R. Atanasoski, M. Debe (3M Company) and J. Dahn (Dalhousie University)
17:00   599   Microstructure of Low-Platinum Loaded Catalysts Prepared Using a Novel High Temperature Route via the Reactive Spray Deposition Technology Process R. Maric (NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), B. Schalchi, D. Mitlin (NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology), J. M. Roller and R. Neagu (NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
17:20   600   Pore-Scale Simulation of Transport and Electrochemical Reactions in the Catalyst Layer of a PEM Fuel Cell K. Lange, P. Sui and N. Djilali (University of Victoria)
17:40   601   Direct Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Proton Conductor and Metal Mixed Catalysts B. I. Lee, Y. Sakamoto, D. Hirabayashi, K. Suzuki (Nagoya University) and T. Hibino (Graduate School of Environmental Study)
 

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Regency A, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

PEM Catalysis: Alcohol Fuels

Co-Chairs: S. Bergens, P. Pickup
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   602   Toward an Effective Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell A. B. Bocarsly, E. Niangar and M. Lieb (Princeton University)
08:20   603   In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Ethanol Oxidation on Pt and PtSn-Based Trimetallic Anode Electrocatalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell S. Beyhan, F. Kadirgan (Istanbul Technical University) and J. Léger (University of Poitiers)
08:40   604   Mechanistic Studies of Ethanol Oxidation in a Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell D. D. James, G. Li and P. G. Pickup (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
09:00   605   Electrodeposited Pt-Ir Thin Films as Efficient Anode Materials for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells E. N. El Sawy and V. I. Birss (University of Calgary)
09:20   606   Increasing and Decreasing Mass Transport Effects in the Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules F. Seland, R. Tunold (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and D. Harrington (University of Victoria)
09:40   607   Prototype 2-Propanol Alkaline Fuel Cells and a Synthesis of Ni-Pt Catalysts with Low Pt Loadings Located Primarily at the Surface M. Markiewicz (University of Alberta), L. Menard (GE Water & Process Technologies), S. Francis and S. H. Bergens (University of Alberta)
10:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:20   608   Anode Catalysis in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells X. Yu and P. G. Pickup (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
10:40   609   Strategies for Improving the Anode Performance in Direct Liquid Fuel Cells with Low Pt Load T. Cheng (Ballard Power Systems), D. Lycke (Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc.) and E. Gyenge (University of British Columbia)
11:00   610   Dynamic Impedance of Formic Acid Electrooxidation on Polycrystalline Palladium R. L. Sacci and D. Harrington (University of Victoria)
11:20   611   Broad-Band Sum Frequency Generation Study of Formic Acid Chemisorption on a Pt(100) Electrode R. L. Behrens, A. Lagutchev, D. Dlott and A. Wieckowski (University of Illinois)
11:40   612   CO and Formic Acid Oxidation on Multiparticle Electrodes I. Z. Kiss (Saint Louis University)
 

PEM Performance

Co-Chairs: M. Cimenti, V. Birss
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   613   Fingerprints of Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Degradation S. Kundu, D. Bessarabov, M. Cimenti, S. Lee and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
14:20   614   Investigation of Electrode Composition of Polymer Fuel Cells by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Conductive AFM K. Friedrich, N. Wagner, T. Kaz, A. Bauder (German Aerospace Center), R. Hiesgen and I. Wehl (University of Applied Sciences Esslingen)
14:40   615   Use of Patterned Cathodes to Understand Cathode Performance during Fuel Cell Operation L. Miara (Boston University), K. Yoon, L. Saraf (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), U. Pal and S. Gopalan (Boston University)
15:00   616   Equivalent Weight Influence on Fuel Cell Performance of the Catalyst Layers Prepared by Reactive Spraying Deposition Technology Z. Xie, M. Haldane, J. Roller, R. Neagu, R. Maric, T. Navessin and S. Holdcroft (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
15:20   617   Investigation of Proton Transport in the Catalyst Layer of PEM Fuel Cells by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy M. Cimenti, D. Bessarabov (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation), M. Tam (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation) and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   618   Model-Based Deconvolution of Potential Losses in a PEM Fuel Cell M. Baghalha, M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University) and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
16:20   619   Analytical Performance Modeling of Microfluidic Fuel Cells L. Xiaoye (Royal Institute of Technology) and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)
16:40   620   Correlation Between Electrochemical Properties and Local and/or Electronic Structures of Pt Core-Shell Catalyst for PEFCs Y. Uchimoto, H. Aoki, S. Urata and T. Fukutsuka (Kyoto University)
17:00   621   Study of Spatial PEMFC Performance under CO Poisoning Using Segmented Cell Approach T. Reshetenko, K. Bethune and R. Rocheleau (University of Hawaii)
17:20   622   The Impact of sub ppm Carbon Monoxide and ppm Level CO/Toluene and Methylcyclohexane/CO Mixtures on PEMFC Performance and Durability M. Angelo (University of Hawaii at Manoa), K. Bethune (University of Hawaii) and R. Rocheleau (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
17:40   623   PEM Fuel Cells Catalyst Layers: Microstructure and Mass Transport Properties T. Soboleva (Simon Fraser University), X. Zhao, K. Malek (NRC-IFCI), Z. Xie (NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation), T. Navessin (NRC-IFCI) and S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University)