Improvements of Electrical Properties Containing Carbon Nanotube in Epoxy/Graphite Bipolar Plate for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Abstract

The epoxy based graphite bipolar plate containing carbon nanotube (CNT) for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) has been prepared and the electrical properties were compared. The density of graphite composite bipolar plate showed from 1.85 to 0.94 as expanded graphite content is increased from 10 to 50 w/o. The improvement of electrical properties was accomplished by addition of CNT. Rapid increase of conductivity was found due to the compensation between increases of the electrical pathway by addition of CNT and sufficient electrical contact among isolated large graphite particle. The polarisation curves of bipolar plate were measured at 1 M H2SO4 solution with 1 mV/sec of scan rate and the value of 1.903 uA/cm2 of corrosion rate was obtained.

Effects of Contents of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Polyaniline Films on Optical and Electrical Properties of Polyaniline

“…The charge transfer between PANI and CNT can enhance their electronic interaction. [9] PANI/CNT composites have wide applications in fuel cells, [10,11] solar cells, [12] photovoltaic devices, sensors and biosensors, [13,14] thermoelectric devices, [15] functional membranes, [16] capacitors, [17] and artificial muscles. [18] In this Letter, composites based on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and doped PANI are prepared with the solution mixing method and spin coated on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass.…”