Abstract
Nanoparticles of Ni and Ni-Al2O3 were coated on a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) anode by spray method to enlarge the electrochemical reaction sites at triple phase boundaries (TPBs). Both nano Ni coated anode and nano Ni-Al2O3 anode exhibited significant reduction of anode polarization, thanks to smaller charge transfer resistance. The maximum power density of nano Ni coated anode was 159 mW cm-2 at current density of 300 mA cm-2 operating at 600 °C. This is about 7% increase from the standard cell performance tested and compared in the study. Although low performance of nano coated Ni-Al2O3 cell is observed due to electrolyte consumption, the stability of cell performance during operation time is more favorable in MCFCs operation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12285-12290 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 4 Aug 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Renewable Energy R&D Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy , Republic of Korea (No. 2011T100200055 ).
Keywords
- Anode
- Fuel cell
- Molten carbonate
- Nanotechnology
- Polarization
- Porosity