316L stainless steel(SS 316L) is quite attractive as bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC).In this study,graphite-polypyrrole was coated on SS 316L by the method of cyclic voltammetry.The su...316L stainless steel(SS 316L) is quite attractive as bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC).In this study,graphite-polypyrrole was coated on SS 316L by the method of cyclic voltammetry.The surface morphology and chemical composition of the graphite-polypyrrole composite coating were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).A simulated working environment of PEMFC was applied for testing the corrosion properties of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L.The current densities in the simulated PEMFC anode and cathode conditions are around 3×10-9 and 9×10-5 A·cm-2,respectively.In addition,the interfacial contact resistance(ICR) was also investigated.The ICR value of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L is much lower than that of bare SS 316L.Therefore,graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L indicates a great potential for the application in PEMFC.展开更多
文摘316L stainless steel(SS 316L) is quite attractive as bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC).In this study,graphite-polypyrrole was coated on SS 316L by the method of cyclic voltammetry.The surface morphology and chemical composition of the graphite-polypyrrole composite coating were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).A simulated working environment of PEMFC was applied for testing the corrosion properties of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L.The current densities in the simulated PEMFC anode and cathode conditions are around 3×10-9 and 9×10-5 A·cm-2,respectively.In addition,the interfacial contact resistance(ICR) was also investigated.The ICR value of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L is much lower than that of bare SS 316L.Therefore,graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L indicates a great potential for the application in PEMFC.