Which mechanism limits hydrogen fuel cell performance at elevated current densities?

💡 Explanation

At high current densities in H2 fuel cells, increased hydrogen partial pressure differential drives fuel crossover reducing effective oxygen fraction and increasing the activation polarization at the cathode, limiting overall cell performance. Therefore fuel crossover is the limiting mechanism, rather than Ohmic losses, catalyst poisoning, or membrane degradation which dominate under different conditions.

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