Carbon cloth based on PAN carbon fiber practicability for PEMFC applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2791-2795

  Yang, Hsiharng ^a,b   Tu, H C ^b   Chiang, I L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon cloth; Gas diffusion layer (GDL); PAN carbon fiber; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; CARBON CLOTHS; CARBON PAPER; DISCHARGE CURVES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MECHANICAL TESTS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; PAN CARBON FIBERS; STANDARD TESTS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; FIBERS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 77951023912     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Carrette L., Friedrich K.A., and Stimming U. Fuel cells principles, types, fuels, and applications. ChemPhysChem 1 (2000) 162-193
2. Carrette L., Friedrich K.A., and Stimming U. Fuel cells - fundamentals and applications. Fuel Cells 1 1 (2001) 5-39
3. Litster S., and McLean G. PEM fuel cell electrodes. J Power Sources 130 (2004) 61-76
4. Middelman E. Improved PEM fuel cell electrodes by controlled self-assembly. Fuel Cell Bull 11 (2002) 9-12
5. Wild P.M., Mändle M., Murata M., and Berg N. Structural and physical properties of GDL and GDL/BPP combinations and their influence on PEMFC performance. Fuel Cells 4 3 (2004) 180-184
6. Kong C.S., Kim D.-Y., Lee H.-K., Shul Y.-G., and Lee T.-H. Influence of pore-size distribution of diffusion layer on mass-transport problems of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J Power Sources 108 (2002) 185-191
7. Lee H.-K., Park J.-H., Kim D.-Y., and lee T.-H. A study on the characteristics of the diffusion layer thickness and porosity of the PEMFC. J Power Sources 131 (2004) 200-206
8. Qi Z., and Kaufman A. Improvement of water management by a microporous sublayer for PEM fuel cells. J Power Sources 109 (2002) 38-46
9. Park G.-G., Sohn Y.-J., Yang T.-H., Yoon Y.-G., Lee W.-Y., and Kim C.-S. Effect of PTFE contents in the gas diffusion media on the performance of PEMFC. J Power Sources 131 (2004) 182-187
10. Antolini E., Passos R.R., and Ticianelli E.A. Effects of the carbon powder characteristics in the cathode gas diffusion layer on the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. J Power Sources 109 (2002) 477-482
11. Zhang X., and Shen Z. Carbon fiber paper for fuel cell electrode. Fuel 81 (2002) 2199-2201
12. Walker N.J. Carbon fibers: technology, uses and prospects (1986), The Plastics and Rubber Institute
13. Gaffney John J, Loszewski Raymond C. Carbon-matrix composites, compositions and methods related thereto. U.S. patent 6,127,059.
14. Zou L., Huang B., Huang Y., Huang Q., and Wang C. An investigation of heterogeneity of the degree of graphitization in carbon-carbon composites. Mater Chem Phys 82 (2003) 654-662
15. Kato Hiroshi. Gas diffusion layer for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell. U.S patent 6,127,059.
16. Kim J., Lee S.M., Srinivasan S., and Chamberlin C.E. Modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance with an empirical equation. J Electrochem Soc 142 (1995) 2670-2674
17. Tu H.C., Wang Y.Y., Wan C.C., and Hsueh K.L. Semi-empirical model to elucidate the effect of methanol crossover on direct methanol fuel cell. J Power Sources 159 (2006) 1105-1114