Diffusion layer parameters influencing optimal fuel cell performance Jordan, L.R., Shukla, A.K., Behrsing, T., Avery, N.R., Muddle, B.C. and Forsyth, M. 2000, Diffusion layer parameters influencing optimal fuel cell performance, Journal of power sources, vol. 86, no. 1-2, pp. 250-254, doi: 10.1016/S0378-7753(99)00489-9. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Diffusion layer parameters influencing optimal fuel cell performance Author(s) Jordan, L.R. Shukla, A.K. Behrsing, T. Avery, N.R. Muddle, B.C. Forsyth, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8105 Journal name Journal of power sources Volume number 86 Issue number 1-2 Start page 250 End page 254 Publisher Elsevier SA Place of publication Switzerland Publication date 2000-03 ISSN 0378-7753 1873-2755 Keyword(s) Polymer electrolyte fuel cell Carbon black Gas diffusion Porosity Summary The performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) is substantially influenced by the morphology of the gas diffusion layer. Cells utilising sintered gas diffusion layers made with a low pore volume Acetylene Black carbon, at an optimised thickness, showed better performance compared with cells containing Vulcan XC-72R carbon. The cells were optimised using both oxygen and air as oxidants showing that different conditions were required in each case to achieve optimum cell performance. A model, in which the hydrophobicity and porosity of the diffusion layer affect water impregnation and gas diffusion through the gas diffusion layer, is presented to explain the influence of the diffusion layer morphology on cell performance. Language eng DOI 10.1016/S0378-7753(99)00489-9 Field of Research 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2000, Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30030177 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Technology Research and Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (Restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:09:44 EST Tue, 21 Dec 2010, 11:54:43 EST Tue, 21 Dec 2010, 11:56:05 EST Wed, 19 Jan 2011, 14:09:53 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:26:17 EST Sat, 17 Jun 2017, 03:03:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 273 times in TR Web of Science Cited 298 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 997 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:09:44 EST