Title data
Wolf, Hannes ; Willert-Porada, Monika:
Electrically conductive LCP-carbon composite with low carbon content for bipolar plate application in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.
In: Journal of Power Sources.
Vol. 153
(2006)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 41-46.
ISSN 0378-7753
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.03.182
Abstract in another language
Lightweight polymer–carbon composites with high specific electrical conductivity at a carbon content below 40 vol.% were developed. The electrical and mechanical properties and the hydrogen permeability of carbon fiber and particle reinforced liquid crystalline polymers were examined. Vectra® A 950, SIGRAFIL® carbon fibers and Vulcan® 5XC6 72 R carbon black were employed. The composites are found to have sufficient mechanical properties and a hydrogen permeability low enough to be utilised as bipolar plate material in fuel cell applications. The density of the new composite is 20% lower than the density of commercial bipolar plates made from carbon reinforced polymeric composite materials, due to the lower carbon content. The current density at 0.5 V in an operating fuel cell is only 20% lower compared to commercial materials with more than 80 vol.% carbon content and meets the requirements for bipolar plate application.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Keywords: | 5LCP6; Composite; Carbon; Bipolar plate; Fuel cell |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Ehemalige Professoren > Chair Materials Processing - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Willert-Porada Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Polymer and Colloid Science Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Chair Materials Processing Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Ehemalige Professoren |
Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2015 13:03 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2015 13:03 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/11266 |