Corrosion properties and cell performance of CrN/Cr-coated stainless steel 316L as a metal bipolar plate for a direct methanol fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 7602-7609

  Park, Young Chul ^a   Lee, Se Hee ^a   Kim, Sang Kyung ^a   Lim, Seongyop ^a   Jung, Doo Hwan ^a   Park, Kee Bae ^a   Choi, Se Young ^b   Kim, Jong Hee ^c   Peck, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c POSCO   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromium nitride coating layer; Direct methanol fuel cell; Metal bipolar plate; Stainless steel; Unbalanced magnetron sputtering

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON PAPER; CATHODIC POTENTIALS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHROMIUM NITRIDE COATINGS; COMPACTION FORCES; CORROSION PROPERTY; CORROSION RESISTANCE TESTS; INTERFACIAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; LONG TERM STABILITY; LONG-TERM OPERATION; LOW VOLTAGES; STAINLESS STEEL 316L; UNBALANCED MAGNETRON; UNBALANCED MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

CHROMATE COATINGS; CHROMIUM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METALS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; NITRIDES; PLATE METAL; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; VANADIUM;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 80052270227     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.06.080     Document Type: Article

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