• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.157-160
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• 2002

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.27-32
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• 2001

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.51-56
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• 2003

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.147-150
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• 2003

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.177-180
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• 2004

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.303-306
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• 2004

• Membrane Journal
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.325-343
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• 2023

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have been attracting attention as energy conversion devices that can directly supply methanol liquid fuel without a fuel reforming process. The commercial polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) currently applied to DMFC are perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer-based PEMs, which exhibit high proton conductivity and physicochemical stability during the operation. However, problems such as high methanol permeability and environmental pollutants generated during decomposition require the development of PEMs for DMFCs using novel ionomers. Recently, studies have been reported to develop PEMs using hydrocarbon-based ionomers that exhibit low fuel permeability and high physicochemical stability. This review introduces the following studies on hydrocarbon-based PEMs for DMFC applications: 1) synthesis of grafting copolymers that exhibit distinct hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated structure to improve both proton conductivity and methanol selectivity, 2) introduction of cross-linked structure during PEM fabrication to reduce the methanol permeability and improve dimensional stability, and 3) incorporation of organic/inorganic composites or reinforcing substrates to develop reinforced composite membranes showing improved PEM performances and durability.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.400-407
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• 2011

The stress distribution and stress amplitude of a membrane are major factors to decide the mechanical fatigue life of PEMFC (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell). In this paper, mechanical stresses under operating hygro-thermal condition of the membrane are numerically modelled. Contact analysis between gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the membrane is performed under various temperature-humidity conditions. The structural model has nonlinear material properties depending on temperature and relative humidity. Several geometric conditions are applied to the model. The numerical analysis results indicate that deformations of the membrane are strongly related with assembly conditions of the fuel cell. The fatigue life is predicted for practical operating condition through experimental data.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.149-149
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• 2009

Generally, Nafion ionomer is used in the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) electrodes to achieve high power density. At the high temperature operation of PEFC, however, ionic conductivity of Nafion remarkably decreased due to the evaporation of water in Nafion polymer. Recently, many researchers have focused on using the Ionic Liquids(ILs) instead of water in Nafion polymer. ILs have intrinsic properties such as good electrochemical stability, high ionic conductivity, and non-flammability. Especially, ILs play a crucial role in proton conduction by the Grottuss mechanism and act as water in water-free Nafion polymer. However, it was found that the ILs was leached out of the polymer matrix easily. In this study, we prepared membrane electrode assemblies with various contents of ILs. The effect of ILs in the electrode of each designed was investigated by a cyclic voltammetry measurement and the cell performance obtained through a single cell test using H2/Air gases. Electrodes with different contents of ILs in catalyst layer were examined at high temperature and low humidified condition.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.151-156
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• 2005

Many researchers have been focused on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to improve performance of a fuel cell. Sulfonpolyimide with hydrocarbon was synthesized from ODA (4,4-diaminodiphenyl ether), ODADS (4,4-diaminodiphenyl ether-2,2-disulfonic acid), NTDA (1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylicdianhydride) and CSA (chlorosulfonic acid). In order to estimate the feasibility as a fuel cell, the performance of sulfonpolyimide was analyzed through a swelling degree, IEC (ion exchange capacity), ion conductivity and TEM (transmission electron microscope). As the results of this performance test, swelling degree, IEC and ion conductivity were 37%, 0.06 meq/g and 0.08 S/cm respectively, when the CSA concentration was 0.4 M. It was thought that sulfonpolyimide could be used as a fuel cell through improvement of electrolyte membrane.