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Metal‐coated Polyether Ether Ketone Monopolar Plates for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
Author(s) -
Kim Minhyoung,
Kang Yun Sik,
Park Jee Yun,
Yoon Sang Kown,
Sung YungEun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bulletin of the korean chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.237
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1229-5949
DOI - 10.1002/bkcs.10570
Subject(s) - peek , polyether ether ketone , materials science , electroplating , electrolyte , layer (electronics) , plating (geology) , polymer , cathode , anode , metal , membrane , ether , coating , composite material , ketone , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , biochemistry , geophysics , engineering , geology
For the polymer electrolyte fuel cell application, novel multilayer metal‐coated polyether ether ketone (PEEK) monopolar plates were developed via electroless plating and electroplating process. The coating layers consisted of 7 µm thick Ni–P layer on a PEEK surface, 7 µm thick Cu layer on it, and 500 nm thick Au layer on the top surface. With metal‐coated PEEK monopolar plates on both anode and cathode side, the current density of a single cell at 0.6 V was found to be 734 mA/cm 2 , which is about 85% using the conventional plates (869 mA/cm 2 ).