Effects of curing condition of solution cast Nafion® membranes on PEMFC performance

Singaram Vengatesan; Eunae Cho; Hyoung-Juhn Kim; Tae-Hoon Lim

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.26, No.3, 679-684, May, 2009

DOI10.1007/s11814-009-0113-y Export Citation

Effects of curing condition of solution cast Nafion® membranes on PEMFC performance

Singaram Vengatesan, Eunae Cho^†, Hyoung-Juhn Kim , and Tae-Hoon Lim

Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea

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To study the feasibility of applying solution-cast membranes to polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), single cells prepared with solution-cast membranes were tested. The solution cast membranes were fabricated from a commercial Nafion solution under various conditions. Effects of annealing temperature on characteristics of the solution-cast membranes were investigated by measuring water uptake and ionic conductivity of the membranes. Performance of the single cells using the prepared solution cast membranes was evaluated in terms of i-V curves, Nyquist plots, and H2 crossover current density. Based on the results, solution-cast membranes were fabricated by being cured at 150 ℃ for different hours to examine effects of curing time on cell performance. Finally, durability of solutioncast membranes was investigated with operating the single cells for 1,000 hr.

Keywords:Solution-cast Membrane;Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell;Curing Temperature;Curing Time;Performance

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