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Kuan YD, Ke TR, Lyu JL, Sung MF, Do JS. Development of a Current Collector with a Graphene Thin Film for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Module. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25040955. [PMID: 32093390 PMCID: PMC7070319 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper constructs planar-type graphene thin film current collectors for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The present planar-type current collector adopts FR-4 as the substrate and coats a copper thin film using thermal evaporation for the electric-conduction layer. A graphene thin film is then coated onto the current collector to prevent corrosion due to electrochemical reactions. Three different coating techniques are conducted and compared: Spin coating, RF magnetron sputtering, and screen printing. The corrosion rates and surface resistances are tested and compared for the different coating techniques. Single cell PEMFCs with the developed current collectors are assembled and tested. A PEMFC module with two cells is also designed and constructed. The cell performances are measured to investigate the device feasibility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yean-Der Kuan
- Department of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Energy Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung City 41170, Taiwan; (T.-R.K.); (J.-L.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-23924505 (ext. 8256)
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- Department of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Energy Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung City 41170, Taiwan; (T.-R.K.); (J.-L.L.)
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- Department of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Energy Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung City 41170, Taiwan; (T.-R.K.); (J.-L.L.)
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- Kenda Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd., Yuan-Lin 51064, Taiwan;
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung City 41170, Taiwan;
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Chang BS, Fratzl M, Boyer A, Martin A, Ahrenholtz HC, De Moraes I, Bloch JF, Dempsey NM, Thuo MM. Rapid Prototyping of Reconfigurable Microfluidic Channels in Undercooled Metal Particle-Elastomer Composites. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Boyce S. Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institute of Engineering, G2Elab, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institute of Engineering, Institut Néel, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institute of Engineering, Institut Néel, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institute of Engineering, 3SR, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institute of Engineering, Institut Néel, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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