Platinum coated fuel cell electrodes by atomic layer deposition

J. H. Shim, F. B. Prinz

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Abstract

We have applied atomic layer deposition (ALD) processing to deposit ultra-thin platinum layers onto potentially non-precious metals including gold and tungsten as catalysts of fuel cells. The growth of platinum using ALD has been tested on silicon wafers with native oxides and on gold and tungsten. The growth rate was shown to be in good agreement to published values as 0.4Å/cycle. Fuel cell tests are performed by first sputtering porous metal layers onto 200μm-thick 8% yttria stabilized zirconia followed by surface-coating of ALD platinum. We compare the resulting current-voltage curves and maximum power densities with varying temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECS Transactions - Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages27-33
Number of pages7
Edition31
ISBN (Electronic)9781566776455
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventNanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage 212th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: 2007 Oct 72007 Oct 12

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number31
Volume11
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

ConferenceNanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage 212th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period07/10/707/10/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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