The SMAllinOne project final public report available.
Previous work made in the field of membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells is based on the optimization of both stand alone materials: the catalytic electrode and the membrane. The assembly of these “separately optimized” materials into a Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) is usually done by a hot press procedure. The MEA performances, therefore, are usually not limited only by materials properties but also by the interface effect between the catalytic layers and the membrane. The SMAllinOne project introduces a “Smart All in One” fuel cell corresponding to a thin film protonic conductive membrane with two catalytically functionalized sides. The AllinOne membrane is a novel composite material adapted for fuel cell technologies as there is no boundary between the membrane and the electrodes. The innovative idea is to keep a same proton conductive backbone for each layer, and to functionalize it with embedded conductive catalyst particles for the electrodes. --> See the final public report: http://www.smallinone.eu/menus-sp/menu-bas/finalpublicreport.html