Nano Ni layered anode for enhanced MCFC performance at reduced operating temperature

  • Hoang Viet Phuc Nguyen
  • , Mohd Roslee Othman
  • , Dongho Seo
  • , Sung Pil Yoon
  • , Hyung Chul Ham
  • , Suk Woo Nam
  • , Jonghee Han
  • , Jinsoo Kim

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12285-12290
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume39
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Aug 2014
Externally publishedYes

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

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