Numerical analysis of proton conductivity in hydrated nafion membrane contaminated with iron ion

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Abstract

We performed a numerical analysis of the influences of contaminated metal ion on the dynamic properties of proton in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM). It was revealed that the nanostructure of the PEM was changed greatly with increasing the concentration of ferric ions. The diffusion coefficient of hydronium ions increases larger at higher water contents with increasing the concentration of ferric ions because of the lower concentration of cations. At higher water contents, the hydronium diffusion coefficient increases largely because ferric ions reduce the electrostatic interactions between hydronium ions and sulfonate groups. At lower water contents, by contrast, the structures between ferric ions and sulfonate groups hinder the hydronium motions resulting in a small increase in the hydronium diffusion coefficient.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPolymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 14
EditorsK. Shinohara, S. R. Narayanan, K. Swider-Lyons, A. Weber, C. Coutanceau, R. Mantz, H. A. Gasteiger, D. Jones, M. Edmundson, S. Mitsushima, V. Ramani, Y. Meas, T. Fuller, H. Uchida, F. N. Buchi, K. A. Perry, T. J. Schmidt, J. M. Fenton, P. Strasser
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages789-792
Number of pages4
Edition3
ISBN (Electronic)9781607685395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: 2014 Oct 52014 Oct 9

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number3
Volume64
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

Conference14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period14/10/514/10/9

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