Enhanced performance of flexible polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with functional interlayer of heat- and acid-treated carbon nanotube sheets

IF 11.6 2区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Carbon Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-04 DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119880

Junseo Youn , Gyutae Park , Jiwon Beak , Junghyun Park , Hyoun-Myoung Oh , Seonghyeon Yang , Juho Na , Dongjin Kim , Jooyoung Lim , Hyemin Kim , Youngjin Jeong , Taehyun Park

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In recent years, the development of flexible power sources has become a crucial research area due to the rapid advancement of flexible electronic devices. Among these, the flexible polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have attracted considerable attention. However, flexible PEMFCs still exhibit low power density. Here, the study aims to enhance the performance of flexible PEMFCs using carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets.

In this study, we inserted raw and purified CNT sheets into flexible PEMFCs and compared their performance. The results showed that the flexible PEMFC with purified CNT sheets performed well at all curvatures, especially at κ = 0 m^-¹, where it outperformed other flexible PEMFCs by 78%, and at κ = 15.6 m^-1, the peak power density reached 103.2 mW cm^-². This improvement was attributed to the improved contact resistance due to the modified surface of the purified CNT sheets.

This research demonstrates the potential to enhance the performance of flexible PEMFCs through a simple method, contributing significantly to the commercialization and industrial application of flexible power source technology.

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热和酸处理碳纳米管片功能夹层增强柔性聚合物电解质膜燃料电池的性能

近年来，由于柔性电子器件的飞速发展，柔性电源的开发已成为一个重要的研究领域。其中，柔性聚合物电解质膜燃料电池（PEMFCs）备受关注。然而，柔性pemfc仍然表现出较低的功率密度。本研究旨在利用碳纳米管（CNT）片增强柔性pemfc的性能。在这项研究中，我们将原始的和纯化的碳纳米管片插入到柔性pemfc中，并比较了它们的性能。结果表明，纯化碳纳米管制备的柔性PEMFC在所有曲率下均表现良好，特别是在κ = 0 m-1时，其性能优于其他柔性PEMFC 78%，在κ = 15.6 m-1时，峰值功率密度达到103.2 mW cm-2。这种改进归因于由于纯化碳纳米管片的表面改性而改善的接触电阻。该研究表明，通过一种简单的方法可以提高柔性pemfc的性能，为柔性电源技术的商业化和工业应用做出了重大贡献。

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Carbon 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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期刊介绍： The journal Carbon is an international multidisciplinary forum for communicating scientific advances in the field of carbon materials. It reports new findings related to the formation, structure, properties, behaviors, and technological applications of carbons. Carbons are a broad class of ordered or disordered solid phases composed primarily of elemental carbon, including but not limited to carbon black, carbon fibers and filaments, carbon nanotubes, diamond and diamond-like carbon, fullerenes, glassy carbon, graphite, graphene, graphene-oxide, porous carbons, pyrolytic carbon, and other sp2 and non-sp2 hybridized carbon systems. Carbon is the companion title to the open access journal Carbon Trends. Relevant application areas for carbon materials include biology and medicine, catalysis, electronic, optoelectronic, spintronic, high-frequency, and photonic devices, energy storage and conversion systems, environmental applications and water treatment, smart materials and systems, and structural and thermal applications.