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Fuel Cell Catalysis: a surface science approach |
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This workshop
aims to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians working in the field
of fundamental fuel cell catalysis, to discuss and identify major research
themes in the “surface science approach” to catalytic reactions at the
solid-liquid and solid-membrane interface relevant to fuel cells. Emphasis will
be on a molecular-level description of catalysis for low-temperature
polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells, both hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells and
direct alcohol fuel cells, based on well-defined systems probed with
state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical tools. Catalyis
issues include CO tolerance of both anode and cathode (the latter in relation
to methanol crossover), oxygen reduction, and alcohol oxidation. The workshop
will review progress and outline future challenges in the application of
surface-sensitive techniques [vibrational
spectroscopy (IR, Raman, non-linear, laser), scanning tunneling microscopy,
X-Ray scattering, NMR, electrochemical techniques, etc.] and modern
computational techniques (DFT, ab initio MD, kinetic
Monte Carlo simulations), and in particular their combination in understanding
the molecular basis of fuel cell catalysis. Important topics will be trends in
reactivity and structure sensitivity, nanoparticles,
“dynamic” catalysis (surface diffusion, catalyst restructuring), combining
experiment and theory, comparison of electrocatalysis
and gas phase catalysis, models and simulations of elementary reaction steps,
new experimental techniques, and “non-traditional” catalysts such as
non-metallic surfaces and enzymes. Main sponsors: Delft
Institute for Sustainable Energy (DIDE) International
Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Co-sponsors: Johnson
Matthey Umicore CMR Fuel Cells [Back] |
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