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Kevin Huang

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H3Po4-Imbibed Three-Dimensional Polyacrylamide/Polyacrylamide Hydrogel As A High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane With Excellent Acid Retention, Qunwei Tang, Guoging Qian, Kevin Huang Feb 2015

H3Po4-Imbibed Three-Dimensional Polyacrylamide/Polyacrylamide Hydrogel As A High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane With Excellent Acid Retention, Qunwei Tang, Guoging Qian, Kevin Huang

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We herein report the use of polyacrylamide/polyacrylamide interpenetrating polymer network (PAM/PAM IPN) hydrogel as a matrix to imbibe proton conducting H3PO4, forming a robust proton exchange membrane (PEM) suitable for high-temperature PEM fuel cells by combining excellent acid retention, simple synthesis, and low cost. Its extraordinary ability to absorb large quantity of aqueous solution is fully utilized to achieve high H3PO4 loading, showing a proton conductivity of 0.0833 S cm−1 at 183 °C in dry air. The synthesized membrane also shows excellent acid retention even under mechanical load and high humidity. These profound advantages along with simple and low-cost synthesis …


Phosphoric Acid-Imbibed Three-Dimensional Polyacrylamide/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hyrdogel As A New Class Of High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane, Qunwei Tang, Kevin Huang, Guoging Qian, Brian Benicewicz Feb 2015

Phosphoric Acid-Imbibed Three-Dimensional Polyacrylamide/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hyrdogel As A New Class Of High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane, Qunwei Tang, Kevin Huang, Guoging Qian, Brian Benicewicz

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Electrode Performance Test On Single Ceramic Fuel Cells Using As Electrolyte Sr‐ And Mg‐Doped Lagao3, Kevin Huang, Man Feng, John Goodenough, Christopher Milliken Feb 2015

Electrode Performance Test On Single Ceramic Fuel Cells Using As Electrolyte Sr‐ And Mg‐Doped Lagao3, Kevin Huang, Man Feng, John Goodenough, Christopher Milliken

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The electrode performance of a single solid oxide fuel cell was evaluated using a 500 μm thick La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O2.85 (LSGM) as the electrolyte membrane. Comparison of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-δ (LSCo) and La0.9Sr0.1MnO3 (LSM) as cathodes showed LSCo gave an exchange current density two orders of magnitude higher than that of LSM. Comparison of CeO2/Ni and LSGM/Ni as anodes showed a degradation of the latter with time, and studies of the anode‐electrolyte interface and the reactivity of NiO and LSGM suggest better anode …