Electrocatalysis for Membrane Fuel Cells Comprehensive resource covering hydrogen oxidation reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, classes of electrocatalytic materials, and characterization methods Electrocatalysis for Membrane Fuel Cells focuses on all aspects of electrocatalysis for energy applications, covering perspectives as well as the low-temperature fuel systems principles, with main emphasis on hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Following an introduction to basic principles of electrochemistry for electrocatalysis with attention to the methods to obtain the parameters crucial to characterize these systems, Electrocatalysis for Membrane Fuel Cells covers sample topics such as: Electrocatalytic materials and electrode configurations, including precious versus non-precious metal centers, stability and the role of supports for catalytic nano-objects; Fundamentals on characterization techniques of materials and the various classes of electrocatalytic materials; Theoretical explanations of materials and systems using both Density Functional Theory (DFT) and molecular modelling; Principles and methods in the analysis of fuel cells systems, fuel cells integration and subsystem design. Electrocatalysis for Membrane Fuel Cells quickly and efficiently introduces the field of electrochemistry, along with synthesis and testing in prototypes of materials, to researchers and professionals interested in renewable energy and electrocatalysis for chemical energy conversion.

Presenting comprehensively the field of electrocatalysis for fuel cells, including different systems, effective characterization methods, classes of electrocatalytic materials and more. A high-quality reference for everyone working in this field.

Overview of SystemsChapter 1 System-Level Constraints on Fuel Cell Materials and ElectrocatalystsChapter 2 Fuel cell design from the atom to the automobileBasics-FundamentalsChapter 3 Electrochemical FundamentalsChapter 4 Quantifying the kinetic parameters of fuel cell reactionsChapter 5 Adverse and Beneficial functions of Surface Layers formed on Fuel Cell ElectrocatalystsState of the artChapter 6 Design of PGM-free ORR Catalysts: from Molecular to the State-of-the-ArtChapter 7 Recent advances in Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction in Alkaline ElectrolytesMembranes for Fuel CellsChapter 8 Supports for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts: Understanding and Improving Structure, Stability and ActivityPhysical Chemical CharacterizationChapter 9 Understanding the electrocatalytic reaction in the fuel cell by tracking the dynamics of the catalyst by X-rayabsorption spectroscopyModelingChapter 10 Unraveling local electrocatalytic conditions with theory and computationProtocolsChapter 11 Quantifying the Activity of ElectrocatalystsChapter 12 Durability of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Methods for Performance AssessmentSystemsChapter 13 Modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellsChapter 14 Physics-based modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: From cell to automotive systems