Title

Application of Electrospinning Technique in the Fabrication of a Composite Electrode for PEMFC

Author(s)

Joshua Sightler
Eli McPherson
William A. Rigdon, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Xinyu Huang, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Chemical Engineering

Abstract

The Pt/C catalysts were mixed with carbon nanotube (CNT), Nafion™ dispersion and a fiber former, polymer poly-acrylic acid (PAA), to form an ink. The ink was deposited onto aluminum foil attached to a rotating collector via an electrospinning process. The ink composition, mixing procedure, and the E-spin parameters were studied for producing a uniform nanofiber mat on the aluminum substrate. The fiber-mat containing active catalyst ingredients was heat treated and decal transferred onto a Nafion membrane to form a membrane electrode assembly (MEA).

Publication Info

Postprint version. Published in ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2012, pages 1380-1380.

© ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2012, Electrochemical Society

Sightler, J.J., McPherson, E., Rigdon, W.A., Huang, X. (2012). Application of Electrospinning Technique in the Fabrication of a Composite Electrode for PEMFC. ECS Meeting Abstracts, 1380-1380.