Nanocomposite-carbon coated at low-temperature: A new coating material for metallic bipolar plates of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
- Authors
- Lee, S. H.; Pukha, V. E.; Vinogradov, V. E.; Kakati, N.; Jee, S. H.; Cho, S. B.; Yoon, Y. S.
- Issue Date
- 4-Nov-2013
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Bipolar plates; Stainless steel; Corrosion behavior; Electrical properties; Fuel cell
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v.38, no.33, pp.14284 - 14294
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 33
- Start Page
- 14284
- End Page
- 14294
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/14112
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.013
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
- Abstract
- A nanocomposite-carbon layer is coated onto the surface of 316L stainless steel (SS316) using a beam of accelerated C-60 ions at low temperature. The coating is composed of textured graphite nanocrystals ranging in size from 1 to 2 nm, with the graphene plane normal to the coating plane; the nanocrystals are separated by amorphous carbon. This orientation of the graphene layer provides low film resistivity in the direction of the substrate normal. Corrosion resistance tests performed in aggressive anodic and cathodic environments of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) show that the nanocomposite-carbon coated SS316L exhibits better anticorrosion properties than does bare SS316L. The interfacial contact resistance (ICR) of the nanocomposite-carbon coated SS316L is 12 m Omega cm(2), which is similar to that of graphite at a compaction force of 150 N cm(-2) and lower than a target of similar to 20 m Omega cm(2). A low value of ICR is maintained even after corrosion tests in aggressive anodic and cathodic environments. The fabricated nanocomposite-carbon coated SS316L exhibits excellent corrosion resistance and low interfacial contact resistance under simulated PEMFC bipolar plate conditions. Copyright (C) 2013, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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