You are welcome to attend Pan Xu's PhD defence, in which they will discuss their research into platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) catalyst synthesis for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells.
Abstract
The thesis focuses on platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) catalyst synthesis for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Different methodologies have been tried to prepare the catalysts.
We've been able to successfully synthesize PGM-free catalysts with high ORR activity in half-cell testings, and remarkable performance in a PEM fuel cell. Testing parameter study and MEA optimization were conducted to get a more comprehensive understanding of the fuel cell and achieve better performance.
Supervisor: Professor Zhongwei Chen