Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : October 22, 2016 - October 23, 2016
Performance evaluation of a monolayer electrode polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which consists of a polymer electrolyte membrane, catalyst layers, and separators with a narrow channel, was conducted. Two cells were fabricated. A cell has large facing area, where the narrow channel faces on the counter channel, while the other cell has the small area. The cell with the large facing area showed higher performance. The polarization curve corrected by the facing area was almost consistent with that of the other cell. Therefore, it is indicated that the facing area of the cells is the dominant area for the electrochemical reaction.
