Application of carbon coated stainless steel for bipolar plate in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

H. Y. Hsieh, W. L. Wang, C. H. Lan

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Abstract

A polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) which uses stainless steel as a bipolar plate has many advantages over conventional machined graphite. Austenitic stainless steel 316L is a traditional candidate for metal bipolar plates. During a long operation time, metal oxide formation leads to contact resistance, and metal dissolution can cause contamination of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). A pure Carbon was coated on the surface of Stainless steel and provided a good anticorrosion layer. The carbon film has a low area specific resistance compared to the composite coating because it has a high surface conductivity. In addition, The ICR between the carbon-coated SS316 and the carbon paper is 1100-3000 mΩ-cm2 under compaction forces between 20 and 280 N/cm2. The carbon-coated SS316L shows good corrosion resistance in the simulated PEMFC environment. After 4000hrs of testing time, the power density of a single cell was less than 1% decline. Therefore, the carbon-coated SS316L has an excellent durability property.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPolymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 14
EditorsK. Shinohara, S. R. Narayanan, K. Swider-Lyons, A. Weber, C. Coutanceau, R. Mantz, H. A. Gasteiger, D. Jones, M. Edmundson, S. Mitsushima, V. Ramani, Y. Meas, T. Fuller, H. Uchida, F. N. Buchi, K. A. Perry, T. J. Schmidt, J. M. Fenton, P. Strasser
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages917-925
Number of pages9
Edition3
ISBN (Electronic)9781607685395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: 2014 Oct 52014 Oct 9

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number3
Volume64
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

Conference14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period14-10-0514-10-09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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