The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is extremely limited
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The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and poor electrochemical stability of catalysts.
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Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2021 and 2025, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 409 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Stabilizing Fe–N–C Catalysts as Model for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (2021) · Advanced Science · cited 215× · doi
The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and poor electrochemical stability of catalysts.
generalabstractKeywords: highly efficient energy conversion polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell pemfc extremely limited sluggish oxygen reduction - CO‐Tolerant PEMFC Anodes Enabled by Synergistic Catalysis between Iridium Single‐Atom Sites and Nanoparticles (2021) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · cited 182× · doi
Abstract Proton‐exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are limited by their extreme sensitivity to trace‐level CO impurities, thus setting a strict requirement for H2purity and excluding the possibility to directly use cheap crude hydrogen as fuel.
generalabstractKeywords: fuel abstract proton exchange membrane cells pemfcs limited extreme sensitivity trace level impurities thus setting - Boosting Performance of PEMFCs via Optimization of Oxygen Transport Resistance in Catalyst Layers Using Mesoporous Carbons (2025) · ACS Applied Energy Materials · cited 12× · doi
Mesoporous carbons, as the catalyst support in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), can improve the specific activity of catalysts and the high-power performance of cells, but the underlying physics remains elusive.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: cells mesoporous carbons catalyst support proton exchange membrane fuel pemfcs improve specific activity catalysts high
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