Objective A breakthrough of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) requires a radical performances improvement of the key fuel cell material components (catalysts and protonic membrane) as well as highly innovative solutions to overcome the membrane assembly and integration limitations. Actual PEM fuel cells presents Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) architecture corresponding to a proton conductive membrane hot pressed between two catalytic electrodes. However, the MEA performance is limited by the interface effect between catalytic layer and membrane. To overcome this problem, the SMAllInOne project introduces a “SMart All in One” membrane concept. In this approach, a catalytic network is directly implanted in the thin film protonic membrane. This novel composite material is particularly well adapted for fuel cell technologies as there is no boundary between the membrane and the electrodes. Moreover, several functionalities will be added to this material in order to confer it smart properties such as water and crossover management, tailored porosity and 3D conformability. The scientific and technological objectives of the project are: • To synthesize bifunctional polymerizable and volatile precursors (alkenyl & sulfonyl) to prevent the destruction of the acidic functions during the thin film membrane realization • To create a network of percolated platinum nano-particles inside both faces of the membrane to ensure simultaneously a good catalytic efficiency and electronic conductivity • To enhance electronic conductivity by a tailored doping of material with gold particles by the surface • To study and propose a water and crossover management solution by adding functional hydrophilic particles to keep the membrane wet and Pt particles to getter hydrogen linkage • To avoid the fuel depletion by controlling the porosity using a porogen approach The consortium consists of 7 partners from 5 European countries including 2 SMEs. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsenergy conversion Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) ENERGY.2008.10.1.2 - Novel materials for energy applications (Joint Call NMP) NMP-2008-2.6-1 - Novel materials for energy applications (Joint call with Energy) Call for proposal FP7-ENERGY-NMP-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES EU contribution € 555 483,50 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Yves Hussenot (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO Italy EU contribution € 402 330,00 Address PIAZZA UMBERTO I 1 70121 Bari See on map Region Sud Puglia Bari Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gianfranco Berardi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Surface Innovations Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 217 923,80 Address Redgate House DL13 3HH Wolsingham See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ashley Cooper (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY Israel EU contribution € 264 591,50 Address BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 52900 Ramat Gan See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Isser Israel Peer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Federal Mogul Systems Protection France EU contribution € 76 359,60 Address Rue Henri Laroche 69 60800 Crépy en Valois See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frédéric Jeuneu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IRD FUEL CELLS A/S Denmark EU contribution € 220 411,60 Address EMIL NECKELMANNS VEJ 15A 5220 Fraugde See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Henning Bøgelund Pedersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AYMING France EU contribution € 87 900,00 Address RUE CHAPTAL 114 92300 Levallois-Perret See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lucie Roa (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data