Novel cathodal diffusion layer with mesoporous carbon for the passive direct methanol fuel cell

Jianyu Cao; Liangduo Wang; Lingzheng Song; Juan Xu; Hongning Wang; Zhidong Chen; Qinghong Huang; Hui Yang

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.140

Novel cathodal diffusion layer with mesoporous carbon for the passive direct methanol fuel cell

Jianyu Cao, Liangduo Wang, Lingzheng Song, Juan Xu, Hongning Wang, Zhidong Chen, Qinghong Huang, Hui Yang

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Abstract

A new cathodal diffusion layer (CDL) that utilizes mesoporous carbons (MCs) is fabricated and evaluated for the passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Experimental results reveal that the CDL with MCs (MC-CDL) can accelerate oxygen transport and promote the back diffusion of water from cathode to anode, leading to an increasing power density and enhanced discharge stability. The passive DMFC utilizing such an MC-CDL yields a specific energy of ca. 946 Wh kg^-1 at 25 C, which is 2.3 times higher than that of the theoretical specific energy of lithium-ion batteries (∼410 Wh kg^-1, LiCoO₂/graphite).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-168
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.140
State	Published - 1 Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cathodal diffusion layer
Direct methanol fuel cell
Mass transfer
Membrane electrode assembly
Mesoporous carbon

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