期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
卷 45, 期 2, 页码 3375-3384出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/er.5976
关键词
direct methanol fuel cell; microporous layer; oxygen transport; polypyrrole nanowire; PTFE content
资金
- Doctoral Scientific Research Fund of Hubei University of Technology [BSQD2017015]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21905083]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2018CFB412]
- Scientific Research Fund of Hubei Provincial Department of Education [Q20191403]
A novel cathode MPL based on polypyrrole nanowires grown on carbon paper via in situ electropolymerization shows improved performance in DMFCs compared to traditional MPLs, with higher power density and enhanced oxygen transfer due to decreased PTFE content and reduced ohmic resistance.
Microporous layers (MPLs) have a crucial effect on the performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). High polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) loading is normally adopted to remove water in a conventional cathode MPL based on carbon black, which hinders oxygen transport and increases ohmic resistance. In this study, we report a novel cathode MPL based on polypyrrole nanowires, which were grown on hydrophobic carbon paper via in situ electropolymerization. Compared with carbon black, the unique structure of polypyrrole nanowires allows for less PTFE content to obtain similar hydrophobicity. The maximum power density of a DMFC based on the novel MPL (20 wt% PTFE) is 101.1 mW cm(-2), which is about 1.3 times that based on a traditional MPL (40 wt% PTFE, 79.4 mW cm(-2)). This improvement can be ascribed to increased oxygen transfer and decreased ohmic resistance, which were evidenced by oxygen gain and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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