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A micro passive direct methanol fuel cell with high performance via plasma electrolytic oxidation on aluminum-based substrate

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  • Deng, Huichao
  • Zhang, Xuelin
  • Ma, Zezhong
  • Chen, Hailong
  • Sun, Qiu
  • Zhang, Yufeng
  • Liu, Xiaowei

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In this paper, a μDMFC (micro direct methanol fuel cell) with high performance was fabricated by adopting aluminum alloys as a substrate for the first time. PEO (plasma electrolytic oxidation) was adopted to prepare an oxide coating on the substrate to make it electrically non-conductive and corrosion resistant. The PEO-treated substrate shows excellent corrosion resistance in the simulated DMFC environment. Based on the substrate, a μDMFC was fabricated by using stainless steel fiber felt as a cathode current collector that was supported by a perforate flow field on the end plate to reduce the contact resistance. The results show that the cell can provide a peak power density as high as 40.90 mW cm−2 at room temperature of ca. 298 K. The research work presented in this paper provides another way for the design and fabrication of μDMFC.

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  • Deng, Huichao & Zhang, Xuelin & Ma, Zezhong & Chen, Hailong & Sun, Qiu & Zhang, Yufeng & Liu, Xiaowei, 2014. "A micro passive direct methanol fuel cell with high performance via plasma electrolytic oxidation on aluminum-based substrate," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 149-153.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:78:y:2014:i:c:p:149-153
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.070
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