Electrode Surface Modification for Cathode Catalysis in Semi-Fuel Cells

Abstract

The program objective is to identify the optimum conditions for fabricating a stable electrocatalytic cathode of palladium and iridium that will: improve the cathode polarization potential, diminish the heterogeneous decomposition and direct chemical reactions and significantly improve (gain of 50%) the overall electrochemical cell efficiency. The second objective is to evaluate the electrochemical performance of the catalyzed cathode. The third objective is to characterize the structure and composition of the catalytic surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 07, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349143

Entities

People

  • Russell R. Bessette

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Catalysis
  • Catalysts
  • Cells
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Fuel Cells
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology