Swelling agent adopted decal transfer method for membrane electrode assembly fabrication
- Authors
- Cho, Doo Hee; Lee, So Young; Shin, Dong Won; Hwang, Doo Sung; Lee, Young Moo
- Issue Date
- Jul-2014
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Decal transfer method; Swelling agent; Catalyst layer; Membrane electrode assembly; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, v.258, pp.272 - 280
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
- Volume
- 258
- Start Page
- 272
- End Page
- 280
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/133980
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.02.037
- ISSN
- 0378-7753
- Abstract
- The decal transfer method is regarded as an effective membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication method for industrial processes due to the improved adhesion between the catalyst layers and the hydrocarbon membrane. In this study, three swelling agents (ethanol, 1,5-pentanediol and glycerol) are introduced to the conventional decal methods in order to improve both the transfer ratio of electrodes on the membrane surface and the electrochemical properties. These swelling agents affect the surface energy differences between the swollen catalyst layer and the membrane substrate. Swelling agents also change the structure of the catalyst layer during the preparation (hot pressing) of the MEA. Changing the catalyst layer structure by introducing swelling agents diminishes the charge transfer resistance and internal resistances of MEAs. These improved electrochemical properties lead to the remarkably enhanced single cell performance of a SPAES MEA of 1380 mA cm(-2) at 0.6 V. compared to a SPAES MEA fabricated by the conventional decal method (500 mA cm(-2)).
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