Kenneth Neyerlin

2025

The Influence of Electrode Crack Dimensions on the Durability of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Article No. 235884

Taylor, A., Baez-Cotto, C., Hu, L., Smith, C., Rodriguez-Nazario, A., Young, J., Mauger, S. & Neyerlin, K., 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 628, 12 p.

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2024

A Three-Dimensional Nanoscale View of Electrocatalyst Degradation in Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Article No. 2402310

Amichi, L., Yu, H., Ziabari, A., Rahman, O., Arregui-Mena, D., Hu, L., Neyerlin, K. & Cullen, D., 2024, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 14, 43, 8 p.

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Elucidation of Critical Catalyst Layer Phenomena toward High Production Rates for the Electrochemical Conversion of CO to Ethylene

Henckel, D., Saha, P., Intia, F., Taylor, A., Baez-Cotto, C., Hu, L., Schellekens, M., Simonson, H., Miller, E., Verma, S., Mauger, S., Smith, W. & Neyerlin, K., 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 3, p. 3243-3252 10 p.

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2 Scopus Citations

Impact of Polymer Additives on Crack Mitigation of Rod-Coated Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layers: Article No. 233852

Baez-Cotto, C., Pfeilsticker, J., Yu, H., Van Cleve, T., Tremolet de Villers, B., Cetinbas, C. F., Kariuki, N., Park, J., Young, J., Myers, D., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Ulsh, M. & Mauger, S., 2024, In: Journal of Power Sources. 592, 12 p.

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7 Scopus Citations

Understanding Limitations in Electrochemical Conversion to CO at Low CO2 Concentrations

Henckel, D., Saha, P., Rajana, S., Baez-Cotto, C., Taylor, A., Liu, Z., Resch, M., Masel, R. & Neyerlin, K., 2024, In: ACS Energy Letters. 9, 7, p. 3433-3439 7 p.

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2023

Anolyte Enhances Catalyst Utilization and Ion Transport Inside a CO2 Electrolyzer Cathode: Article No. 014505

Saha, P., Henckel, D., Intia, F., Hu, L., Van Cleve, T. & Neyerlin, K., 2023, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 170, 1, 11 p.

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4 Scopus Citations

A Scalable Membrane Electrode Assembly Architecture for Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Formic Acid: Article No. 7605

Hu, L., Wrubel, J., Baez-Cotto, C., Intia, F., Park, J. H., Kropf, A., Kariuki, N., Huang, Z., Farghaly, A., Amichi, L., Saha, P., Cullen, D. A., Myers, D. J., Ferrandon, M. S. & Neyerlin, K., 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 11 p.

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14 Scopus Citations

Baselining Activity and Stability of ORR Catalysts and Electrodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Heavy-Duty Applications: Article No. 024503

Wang, X., Hu, L., Neyerlin, K. & Ahluwalia, R., 2023, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 170, 2, 9 p.

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5 Scopus Citations

Design of Graded Cathode Catalyst Layers with Various Ionomers for Fuel Cell Application

Lyu, X., Van Cleve, T., Young, E., Li, J., Yu, H., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K. & Serov, A., 1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Power Sources. 556, 8 p., 232530.

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18 Scopus Citations

Direct Measurement of Electrochemical Selectivity Gradients over a 25 cm2 Copper Gas Diffusion Electrode

Simonson, H., Klein, W., Henckel, D., Verma, S., Neyerlin, K. C. & Smith, W., 2023, In: ACS Energy Letters. 8, 9, p. 3811-3819 9 p.

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6 Scopus Citations

Effect of Isopropanol Cosolvent on the Rheology and Spinnability of Aqueous Polyacrylic Acid Solutions

Khandavalli, S., Chen, Y., Sharma-Nene, N., Rajan, K., Sur, S., Rothstein, J., Reeves, K., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Mauger, S. & Ulsh, M., 2023, In: Journal of Polymer Science. 61, 14, p. 1495-1512 18 p.

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1 Scopus Citations

Electrochemical Characterization of Evolving Ionomer/Electrocatalyst Interactions Throughout Accelerated Stress Tests: Article No. 232490

Hu, L., Van Cleve, T., Yu, H., Park, J., Kariuki, N., Kropf, A., Mukundan, R., Cullen, D., Myers, D. & Neyerlin, K., 2023, In: Journal of Power Sources. 556, 9 p.

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9 Scopus Citations

Elucidating the Impact of the Ionomer Equivalent Weight on a Platinum Group Metal-Free PEMFC Cathode via Oxygen Limiting Current

Wang, H., Osmieri, L., Yu, H., Zachman, M., Park, J., Kariuki, N., Cetinbas, F., Khandavalli, S., Mauger, S., Myers, D., Cullen, D. & Neyerlin, K., 2023, In: SusMat. 3, 1, p. 72-90 19 p.

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Mitigation and Diagnosis of Pin-Hole Formation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Taylor, A., Smith, C. & Neyerlin, K., 1 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Power Sources. 571, 11 p., 232971.

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5 Scopus Citations

2022

An Economic Analysis of the Role of Materials, System Engineering, and Performance in Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Formate

Badgett, A., Ruth, M., Crow, A., Grim, G., Chen, Y., Hu, L., Tao, L., Smith, W., Neyerlin, K. & Cortright, R., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 351, 10 p., Article No. 131564.

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8 Scopus Citations

Bayesian Optimization of Electrochemical Devices for Electrons-to-Molecules Conversions: The Case of Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction

Frey, D., Neyerlin, K. & Modestino, M., 21 Oct 2022, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 8, 2, p. 323-331 9 p.

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5 Scopus Citations

High Current Density Electroreduction of CO2 into Formate with Tin Oxide Nanospheres

Nguyen-Phan, T.-D., Hu, L., Howard, B., Xu, W., Stavitski, E., Leshchev, D., Rothenberger, A., Neyerlin, K. & Kauffman, D., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 10 p., 8420.

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20 Scopus Citations

Impact of Platinum Primary Particle Loading on Fuel Cell Performance: Insights from Catalyst/Ionomer Ink Interactions

Berlinger, S., Chowdhury, A., Van Cleve, T., He, A., Dagan, N., Neyerlin, K., McCloskey, B., Radke, C. & Weber, A., 17 Aug 2022, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 14, 32, p. 36731-36740 10 p.

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20 Scopus Citations

Mesoporous Textured Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts as Highly Efficient Cathodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Akula, S., Mooste, M., Zulevi, B., McKinney, S., Kikas, A., Piirsoo, H.-M., Rahn, M., Tamm, A., Kisand, V., Serov, A., Creel, E., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Wang, H., Odgaard, M., Reshetenko, T. & Tammeveski, K., 1 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Power Sources. 520, 11 p., Article No. 230819.

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50 Scopus Citations

Proton Conducting Sulfonated Poly(Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymers

Sun, R., Agrawal, M., Neyerlin, K., Snyder, J. & Elabd, Y., 2022, In: Macromolecules. 55, 15, p. 6716-6729 14 p.

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7 Scopus Citations

Recreating Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation in Aqueous Environments for Identical-Location Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies

Yu, H., Zachman, M., Li, C., Hu, L., Kariuki, N., Mukundan, R., Xie, J., Neyerlin, K., Myers, D. & Cullen, D., 2022, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 14, 18, p. 20418-20429 12 p.

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17 Scopus Citations

Standardized Protocols for Evaluating Platinum Group Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Zhang, H., Osmieri, L., Park, J., Chung, H., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Myers, D. & Zelenay, P., 2022, In: Nature Catalysis. 5, 5, p. 455-462 8 p.

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65 Scopus Citations

The Effect of Catholyte and Catalyst Layer Binders on CO2 Electroreduction Selectivity

Chen, Y., Wrubel, J., Vise, A., Intia, F., Harshberger, S., Klein, E., Smith, W., Ma, Z., Deutsch, T. & Neyerlin, K., 2022, In: Chem Catalysis. 2, 2, p. 400-421 22 p.

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10 Scopus Citations

Tracking Nanoparticle Degradation Across Fuel Cell Electrodes by Automated Analytical Electron Microscopy

Yu, H., Zachman, M., Reeves, K., Park, J., Kariuki, N., Hu, L., Mukundan, R., Neyerlin, K., Myers, D. & Cullen, D., 2022, In: ACS Nano. 16, 8, p. 12083-12094 12 p.

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8 Scopus Citations

2021

Along the Channel Gradients Impact on the Spatioactivity of Gas Diffusion Electrodes at High Conversions during CO2 Electroreduction

Kas, R., Star, A., Yang, K., Van Cleve, T., Neyerlin, K. & Smith, W., 25 Jan 2021, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 9, 3, p. 1286-1296 11 p.

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57 Scopus Citations

Characterization of a Sulfonated Poly(Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymer as an Ionomer for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells using Rotating Disk Electrode

Gawas, R., Sun, R., Li, Y., Neyerlin, K., Elabd, Y., Tang, M. & Snyder, J., 2021, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 168, 12, 7 p., 124511.

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10 Scopus Citations

Development of High-Performance Roll-to-Roll-Coated Gas-Diffusion-Electrode-Based Fuel Cells

Mauger, S., Wang, M., Cetinbas, F., Dzara, M., Park, J., Myers, D., Ahluwalia, R., Pylypenko, S., Hu, L., Litster, S., Neyerlin, K. & Ulsh, M., 15 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Power Sources. 506, 12 p., Article No. 230039.

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47 Scopus Citations

Impact of Fabrication and Testing Parameters on the Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell with Platinum Group Metal (PGM)-Free Cathode Catalyst

Osmieri, L., Wang, H. & Neyerlin, K., 2021, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 168, 1, 13 p., 014503.

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17 Scopus Citations

New Roads and Challenges for Fuel Cells in Heavy-Duty Transportation

Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Ahluwalia, R., Mukundan, R., More, K., Borup, R., Weber, A., Myers, D. & Kusoglu, A., May 2021, In: Nature Energy. 6, 5, p. 462-474 13 p.

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624 Scopus Citations

Stability of Atomically Dispersed Fe-N-C ORR Catalyst in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Environment

Ahluwalia, R., Wang, X., Osmieri, L., Peng, J.-K., Cetinbas, C., Park, J., Myers, D., Chung, H. & Neyerlin, K., 2021, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 168, 2, 11 p., 024513.

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12 Scopus Citations

Status and Challenges for the Application of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Osmieri, L., Park, J., Cullen, D., Zelenay, P., Myers, D. & Neyerlin, K., 2021, In: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 25, 12 p., 100627.

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88 Scopus Citations

Tailoring Electrode Microstructure via Ink Content to Enable Improved Rated Power Performance for Platinum Cobalt/High Surface Area Carbon Based Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Van Cleve, T., Wang, G., Mooney, M., Cetinbas, C. F., Kariuki, N., Park, J., Farghaly, A., Myers, D. & Neyerlin, K., 15 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Power Sources. 482, 10 p., 228889.

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46 Scopus Citations

Toward Optimizing Electrospun Nanofiber Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers: Microstructure and Pt Accessibility

Kabir, S., Van Cleve, T., Khandavalli, S., Medina, S., Pylypenko, S., Mauger, S., Ulsh, M. & Neyerlin, K. C., 26 Apr 2021, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 4, 4, p. 3341-3351 11 p.

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27 Scopus Citations

Toward Optimizing Electrospun Nanofiber Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers: Polymer-Particle Interactions and Spinnability

Ulsh, M., Khandavalli, S., Sharma-Nene, N., Kabir, S., Sur, S., Rothstein, J., Neyerlin, K. & Mauger, S., 14 May 2021, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3, 5, p. 2374-2384 11 p.

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19 Scopus Citations

2020

A Robust, Scalable Platform for the Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Formate: Identifying Pathways to Higher Energy Efficiencies

Chen, Y., Vise, A., Klein, W. E., Cetinbas, F. C., Myers, D. J., Smith, W. A., Deutsch, T. G. & Neyerlin, K. C., 12 Jun 2020, In: ACS Energy Letters. 5, 6, p. 1825-1833 9 p.

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137 Scopus Citations

Durability Evaluation of a Fe-N-C Catalyst in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Environment via Accelerated Stress Tests

Osmieri, L., Cullen, D., Chung, H., Ahluwalia, R. & Neyerlin, K., Dec 2020, In: Nano Energy. 78, 10 p., 105209.

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59 Scopus Citations

Effect of Dispersion-Medium Composition and Ionomer Concentration on the Microstructure and Rheology of Fe-N-C Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalyst Inks for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Khandavalli, S., Iyer, R., Park, J., Myers, D., Neyerlin, K., Ulsh, M. & Mauger, S., 2020, In: Langmuir. 36, 41, p. 12247-12260 14 p.

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33 Scopus Citations

Elucidating the Role of Ionomer in the Performance of Platinum Group Metal-free Catalyst Layer via in situ Electrochemical Diagnostics

Wang, G., Osmieri, L., Star, A., Pfeilsticker, J. & Neyerlin, K., 2020, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 167, 4, 9 p., 044519.

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42 Scopus Citations

Fabrication of High-Performance Gas-Diffusion-Electrode Based Membrane-Electrode Assemblies

Mauger, S., Pfeilsticker, J., Wang, M., Neyerlin, C., Neyerlin, K., Ulsh, M., Medina, S., Stetson, C. & Pylypenko, S., 29 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Power Sources. 450, 10 p., Article No. 227581.

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40 Scopus Citations

High-Performance Bipolar Membrane Development for Improved Water Dissociation

Chen, Y., Wrubel, J., Klein, W., Kabir, S., Smith, W., Neyerlin, K. & Deutsch, T., 13 Nov 2020, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2, 11, p. 4559-4569 11 p.

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59 Scopus Citations

Improving the Bulk Gas Transport of Fe-N-C Platinum Group Metal-Free Nanofiber Electrodes via Electrospinning for Fuel Cell Applications

Kabir, S., Medina, S., Wang, G., Bender, G., Pylypenko, S. & Neyerlin, K. C., Jul 2020, In: Nano Energy. 73, 12 p., 104791.

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49 Scopus Citations

Mass Transport Characterization of Platinum Group Metal-Free Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes Using a Differential Cell with an Integrated Electrochemical Sensor

Neyerlin, K., Star, A., Wang, G., Pylypenko, S. & Medina, S., 29 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Power Sources. 450, 10 p., Article No. 227655.

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17 Scopus Citations

Modifying the Electrocatalyst-Ionomer Interface via Sulfonated Poly(ionic liquid) Block Copolymers to Enable High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Li, Y., Van Cleve, T., Sun, R., Gawas, R., Wang, G., Tang, M., Elabd, Y., Snyder, J. & Neyerlin, K., 12 Jun 2020, In: ACS Energy Letters. 5, 6, p. 1726-1731 6 p.

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59 Scopus Citations

Recent Developments in Catalyst-Related PEM Fuel Cell Durability

Borup, R., Kusoglu, A., Neyerlin, K., Mukundan, R., Ahluwalia, R., Cullen, D., More, K., Weber, A. & Myers, D., Jun 2020, In: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 21, p. 192-200 9 p.

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266 Scopus Citations

Use of a Segmented Cell for the Combinatorial Development of Platinum Group Metal-Free Electrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Bender, G., Osmieri, L., Mauger, S., Ulsh, M. & Neyerlin, K., 15 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Power Sources. 452, 12 p., Article No. 227829.

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24 Scopus Citations

Utilizing Ink Composition to Tune Bulk-Electrode Gas Transport, Performance, and Operational Robustness for a Fe-N-C Catalyst in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

Osmieri, L., Wang, G., Cetinbas, F., Khandavalli, S., Park, J., Medina, S., Mauger, S., Ulsh, M., Pylypenko, S., Myers, D. & Neyerlin, K., Sep 2020, In: Nano Energy. 75, 13 p., 104943.

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69 Scopus Citations

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Rotating Disk Electrode Measurements of Smooth Sputtered Fe-N-C Films

Zakutayev, A., Dzara, M., Kabir, S., Pylypenko, S., Neyerlin, K. & Xu, Y., 2020, In: Applied Surface Science. 515, 7 p., 146012.

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13 Scopus Citations

2019

2D and 3D Characterization of PtNi Nanowire Electrode Composition and Structure

Alia, S., Mauger, S., Neyerlin, K., Pivovar, B., Shulda, S., Weker, J., Ngo, C. & Pylypenko, S., 2019, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2, 1, p. 525-534 10 p.

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10 Scopus Citations

Dictating Pt-Based Electrocatalyst Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, from Formulation to Application

Van Cleve, T., Khandavalli, S., Pylypenko, S., Wang, M., Mauger, S., Ulsh, M., Neyerlin, K., Chowdury, A., Medina, S., More, K., Kariuki, N., Myers, D. & Weber, A., 18 Dec 2019, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11, 50, p. 46953-46964 12 p.

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96 Scopus Citations

Elucidating the Dynamic Nature of Fuel Cell Electrodes as a Function of Conditioning: An ex Situ Material Characterization and in Situ Electrochemical Diagnostic Study

Neyerlin, K., Kabir, S., Wang, G., Myers, D., Kariuki, N., Park, J., Baker, A., Macauley, N., Mukundan, R. & More, K., 6 Nov 2019, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11, 48, p. 45016-45030 15 p.

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108 Scopus Citations

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