Polyvinyl Alcohol Anion Exchange Resin Composite Membrane with Co@Cu Core–Shell Particles for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell Applications

He, Yan; Chu, Wen; Qin, Haiying; Liu, Jiabin; Ge, Mingyuan; Huang, Xiaojing; Yan, Hanfei; Chu, Yong S.; Dong, Zhaohui; Li, Aiguo

doi:10.1021/acsaem.2c03295

Polyvinyl Alcohol Anion Exchange Resin Composite Membrane with Co@Cu Core–Shell Particles for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell Applications

Journal Article · Thu Jan 12 04:00:00 EST 2023 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c03295· OSTI ID:1961783

^[1]; Chu, Wen ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]; Ge, Mingyuan ^[4]; Huang, Xiaojing ^[4]; Yan, Hanfei ^[4]; Chu, Yong S. ^[4]; Dong, Zhaohui ^[1]; Li, Aiguo ^[1]

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China)
Hangzhou Dianzi University (China)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

We report a polyvinyl alcohol anion exchange resin composite membrane, functionalized with Co and Cu ions, is reported for use in direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFCs). The CoCu-functionalized membrane has a 30.5% lower fuel permeability than that of a blank membrane. Meanwhile, the cell performance of the DBFC can also be improved by employing the CoCu-functionalized membrane, reaching a maximum power density of 304 mW·cm^–2 at 60 °C. High-resolution fluorescence images directly demonstrate the formation of Cu/Co core–shell structure microparticles in the CoCu membrane, which not only reduces the Co content but also increases the active surface area of Co species in CoCu-functionalized membranes, resulting in the improvement of cell performance.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; Chinese Academy of Science; Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1961783

Report Number(s):: BNL-224127-2023-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 6; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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