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Coated 316L stainless steel with CrxN film as bipolar plate for PEMFC prepared by pulsed bias arc ion plating
Authors:Yu Fu  Ming Hou  Guoqiang Lin  Junbo Hou  Zhigang Shao  Baolian Yi
Affiliation:1. Fuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical & Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, PR China;2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China;3. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China
Abstract:Three different kinds of CrxN films on 316L stainless steels were prepared by pulsed bias arc ion plating as bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The interfacial contact resistance, corrosion resistance and surface energy of the bipolar plate samples were investigated. Among the three samples, the 316L stainless steel coated with Cr0.49N0.51 → Cr0.43N0.57 gradient film (sample 2) exhibited the best-integrated performance. The contact resistance between sample 2 and Toray carbon paper was 6.9–10.0 mΩ cm2 under 0.8–1.2 MPa. The bipolar plate sample also showed improved corrosion resistance in simulated PEMFC environments. Either in the reduction environment or in the oxidation environment 25 °C and 70 °C, the corrosion current densities of sample 2 were about one to two orders of magnitude lower than those of the base metal. In addition, the open circuit corrosion potential of sample 2 was also the highest in 0.5 M H2SO4 + 5 ppm F solution at 25 °C. The treated bipolar plate had high surface energy; and the contact angle of sample 2 with water was about 90°, which is beneficial for water management in fuel cell.
Keywords:Proton exchange membrane fuel cell   Metal bipolar plate   Surface treatment   Pulsed bias arc ion plating
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