Dr. Christoph Simon


Research Field

Fuel Cell Research, mass transport characterization, gas diffusion layers

  • Preparation and characterization of microporous layers
  • Investigation of mass transport characteristics by differential fuel cell measurements
  • Development of new GDL characterization techniques

Scientific Contribution

Articles

C. Simon, F. Hasché, H. A. Gasteiger, Influence of the Gas Diffusion Layer Compression on the Oxygen Transport in PEM Fuel Cells at High Water Saturation Levels, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2017, 164 (6), F591 - F599

C. Simon, F. Hasché, D. Müller and H. A. Gasteiger, Influence of the Gas Diffusion Layer Compression of the Oxygen Mass Transport in PEM Fuel Cells, ECS Transactions, 69(17), 1293 (2015).

J. Durst, C. Simon, F. Hasché, H. A. Gasteiger, Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reaction Kinetics on Carbon Supported Pt, Ir, Rh, and Pd Electrocatalysts in Acidic Media, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162(1), F190 (2015)

J. Durst, C. Simon, A. Siebel, P. J. Rheinländer, T. Schuler, M. Hanzlik, J. Herranz, F. Hasché, H. A. Gasteiger, “Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reaction (HOR/HER) on Pt Electrodes in Acid vs. Alkaline Electrolytes: Mechanism, Activity and Particle Size Effects”, ECS Transactions, 64(3), 1069 (2014).

J. Durst, A. Siebel, C. Simon, F. Hasche, J. Herranz, H. A. Gasteiger, New insights into the electrochemical hydrogen oxidation and evolution reaction mechanism, Energy & Environmental Science, 7(7), 2255 (2014).

Oral/poster presentation

C. Simon, D. Kartouzian, W. Z. Sen, J. Endres, D. Müller, H. A. Gasteiger, Modification of Microporous Layer Properties and Influence on Oxygen and Water Transport, Gordon Research Seminar – Fuel Cells, Easton, MA, USA (Aug. 2016)

C. Simon, J. Endres, B. Nefzger-Loders, H. A. Gasteiger, Improvement of Mass Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells by Diffusion Medium Modifications, Poster presented at: 6th Colloquium of the Munich School of Engineering – New Concepts in Energy Science and Engineering, Munich, Germany, (July 2016).

C. Simon, F. Hasché, D. Müller and H. A. Gasteiger, “Influence of the Gas Diffusion Layer Compression of the Oxygen Mass Transport in PEM Fuel Cells”, 228th ECS Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, I05: Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 15 (PEFC 15), A3-2 GDL and MPL (Oct. 2015).

C. Simon, F. Hasché, David Müller, Hubert A. Gasteiger, Influence of the gas diffusion layer compression on the liquid water formation, Poster presented at: Electrochemistry 2014, Mainz, Germany, (Sept. 2014).