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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2003.6.1.018

Effects of the Variables in the Fabrication of Anode on the Performance of DMFC  

Kim, Joon-Hee (School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
Ha, Heung-Yong (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST)
Oh, In-Hwan (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST)
Hong, Seong-Ahn (Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST)
Lee, Ho-In (School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.6, no.1, 2003 , pp. 18-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Single cell performance has been investigated and characterized with variables in the fabrication of DMFC anode. The performance was checked as a function of ionomer content which affects ion conductivity in the catalyst layer, and catalyst slurry solvent which determines structure of agglomerates consisting of an ionomer and a catalyst. Anode with total ionomer to catalyst ratio of 0.6 showed the best performance and the lowest polarization resistance. Also, electrochemically effective surface area increased with ionomer content. As solubility of the ionomer decreases with decreasing solvent polarity, the size of agglomerates consisting of a catalyst and an ionomer became larger in the less polar solvent. The anode using DPK $(\varepsilon=12.60)$ as a solvent, which is less polar than generally-used water or alcohol species, showed the maximum performance and the lowest polarization resistance.
Keywords
DMFC; lonomer content; Conductivity; Solvent; Polarization resistance.;
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