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Material Aspects of the Design and Operation of Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Cheng H.,
Scott K.,
Lovell K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
fuel cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1615-6854
pISSN - 1615-6846
DOI - 10.1002/fuce.200500260
Subject(s) - anode , borohydride , cathode , fuel cells , materials science , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , catalysis , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , electrode , engineering , organic chemistry
The direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) has attracted increasing interest as a potential high power source for mobile and portable applications. Engineering design plays an important role in the development of the DBFC. This paper reports data for the selection of anode, cathode, and membrane materials for the DBFC. The best DBFC performance is achieved with a Au anode, a Pt cathode, and a 3541P ion exchange membrane. The use of non‐precious catalysts, e.g., Ag, leads to promising results.