Influence of TiO2 nanometric filler on the behaviour of a composite membrane for applications in direct methanol fuel cells

V. Baglio; A. Di Blasi; A. S. Aricò; V. Antonucci; P. L. Antonucci; F. Serraino Fiory; S. Licoccia; E. Traversa

Influence of TiO₂ nanometric filler on the behaviour of a composite membrane for applications in direct methanol fuel cells

V. Baglio^*, A. Di Blasi, A. S. Aricò, V. Antonucci, P. L. Antonucci, F. Serraino Fiory, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa

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Abstract

Composite Nafion membranes containing various amounts of TiO₂ (3 wt%, 5 wt% and 10 wt%) were investigated for operation in high temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs). Maximum power density of 350 mW cm ^-2 was achieved in the presence of oxygen feed at 145°C for the composite membranes containing 3-5 wt% TiO₂; whereas, the maximum power density with air feed was about 210 mW cm^-2. Moreover, an investigation of the influence of titanium oxide particle size on the electrochemical behaviour of the composite membranes for high temperature operation has been carried out. The DMFC performance increases as the mean particle size of the TiO₂ filler decreases. This indicates an influence of the filler morphology on the electrochemical properties of the composite membranes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	275-280
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems
Volume	7
Issue number	4
State	Published - Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Composite Nafion membranes
Direct methanol fuel cell
Particle size
Titanium oxide

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General Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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