Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
Volume 70, Issue 8, Pages 1207-1212Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.07.005
Keywords
Surfaces; Thin films; Chemical synthesis
Funding
- Korea Research Foundation
- Korea Government (MOEHRD) [KRF-2005211-C00069]
- Korea Science and Engineering Foundation
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Trioctylphosphine (TOP)/Pd composites have been synthesized and used as a methanol-barrier material to modify the surface of Nafion 115. The TOP/Pd composites have been applied to the surface of Nafion instead of being incorporated into the Nafion matrix, to provide the best chance of maintaining the inherent proton conductivity of Nafion. The properties of the TOP/Pd-modified membrane, in terms of its conductivity and methanol permeability, as well as the performance of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), have been analyzed and compared with those of bare Nafion. The DMFC performance of the TOP/Pd-modified membrane is somewhat better than that of the bare Nafion one at methanol concentration of 2 M and significantly better at a high concentration of 5 M. The TOP/Pd-modified membrane is able to operate the DMFC using a high concentration of methanol, which can satisfy the requirement to reduce the reactant volumes for portable applications as well as to achieve high performance. In contrast to bare Nation, the TOP/Pd-modified membrane with its well-adhering and crack-free modified surface shows effect on reducing the methanol loss. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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