Graphene-Coated Ni-Cu Alloys for Durable Degradation Resistance of Bi-Polar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Remarkable Role of Alloy Composition.

Autor: Arya AK; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia., Singh Raman RK; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia., Parmar R; Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., SS14-Km163.5 in Area Science Park, Trieste, 34149, Italy., Amati M; Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., SS14-Km163.5 in Area Science Park, Trieste, 34149, Italy., Gregoratti L; Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., SS14-Km163.5 in Area Science Park, Trieste, 34149, Italy., Saxena S; Nanostructures Engineering and Modeling Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, 400076, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) [Small] 2024 Sep; Vol. 20 (39), pp. e2305320. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 21.
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305320
Abstrakt: Bipolar plates, a critical component of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), are constructed out of alloys of Ti, Pt, Cr, or graphitic materials that have limitations. Electrical conductivity, cost, and corrosion resistance are among the critical considerations for bi-polar plate material. Graphene, which possesses impressive conductivity and toughness, is an attractive option as coating on metallic substrates of PEMFC bipolar plates. This study investigates corrosion resistance and its durability due to graphene developed by chemical vapor deposition on a pure Ni-Cu alloy and a commercial Ni-Cu alloy in 0.5 m H 2 SO 4 environment, with a view to exploring use of graphene coated Ni-Cu alloys for the construction of PEMFC bipolar plates. The graphene coating on the pure alloy shows remarkably superior corrosion resistance than the commercial alloy that is attributed to the former's ability to develop considerably defect-free graphene.
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Databáze: MEDLINE