Abstract
Metallic materials are most suitable for bipolar plates of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) because they possess the required mechanical strength, durability, gas impermeability, acceptable cost and are suitable for mass production. However, metallic bipolar plates are prone to corrosion or they can passivate under PEMFC environment and interrupt the fuel cell operation. Therefore, it is highly attractive to develop corrosion resistance coating that is also highly conductive. Graphene fits these criteria. Graphene coating is developed on copper by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with an aim to improving corrosion resistance of copper under PEMFC condition. The Raman Spectroscopy shows the graphene coating to be multilayered. The electrochemical degradation of graphene coated copper is investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution at room temperature. After exposure to the electrolyte for up to 720 h, the charge transfer resistance (Rt) of the graphene coated copper is ∼3 times greater than that of the bare copper, indicating graphene coatings could improve the corrosion resistance of copper bipolar plates.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 366-372 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 362 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- Bipolar plates
- Corrosion
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
- Graphene coatings
- Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
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Degradation of graphene coated copper in simulated proton exchange membrane fuel cell environment : Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study. / Ren, Y.J.; Anisur, M.R.; Qiu, Wei; He, J.J.; Al-Saadi, S.; Singh Raman, R. K.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Degradation of graphene coated copper in simulated proton exchange membrane fuel cell environment
T2 - Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study
AU - Ren, Y.J.
AU - Anisur, M.R.
AU - Qiu, Wei
AU - He, J.J.
AU - Al-Saadi, S.
AU - Singh Raman, R. K.
PY - 2017/9/15
Y1 - 2017/9/15
N2 - Metallic materials are most suitable for bipolar plates of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) because they possess the required mechanical strength, durability, gas impermeability, acceptable cost and are suitable for mass production. However, metallic bipolar plates are prone to corrosion or they can passivate under PEMFC environment and interrupt the fuel cell operation. Therefore, it is highly attractive to develop corrosion resistance coating that is also highly conductive. Graphene fits these criteria. Graphene coating is developed on copper by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with an aim to improving corrosion resistance of copper under PEMFC condition. The Raman Spectroscopy shows the graphene coating to be multilayered. The electrochemical degradation of graphene coated copper is investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution at room temperature. After exposure to the electrolyte for up to 720 h, the charge transfer resistance (Rt) of the graphene coated copper is ∼3 times greater than that of the bare copper, indicating graphene coatings could improve the corrosion resistance of copper bipolar plates.
AB - Metallic materials are most suitable for bipolar plates of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) because they possess the required mechanical strength, durability, gas impermeability, acceptable cost and are suitable for mass production. However, metallic bipolar plates are prone to corrosion or they can passivate under PEMFC environment and interrupt the fuel cell operation. Therefore, it is highly attractive to develop corrosion resistance coating that is also highly conductive. Graphene fits these criteria. Graphene coating is developed on copper by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with an aim to improving corrosion resistance of copper under PEMFC condition. The Raman Spectroscopy shows the graphene coating to be multilayered. The electrochemical degradation of graphene coated copper is investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution at room temperature. After exposure to the electrolyte for up to 720 h, the charge transfer resistance (Rt) of the graphene coated copper is ∼3 times greater than that of the bare copper, indicating graphene coatings could improve the corrosion resistance of copper bipolar plates.
KW - Bipolar plates
KW - Corrosion
KW - Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
KW - Graphene coatings
KW - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.07.041
DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.07.041
M3 - Article
VL - 362
SP - 366
EP - 372
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
SN - 0378-7753
ER -