TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimization of a carbon composite bipolar plate for PEM fuel cells
AU - Besmann, Theodore M.
AU - Henry, John J.
AU - Lara-Curzio, Edgar
AU - Klett, James W.
AU - Haack, David
AU - Butcher, Ken
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - A carbon composite bipolar plate for PEM fuel cells has been developed that has high electrical conductivity, high strength, light weight, is impermeable, and has the potential for being produced at low cost. The plate is produced by slurry molding short carbon fibers into preform structures, molding features into the green body, and using chemical vapor infiltration to strengthen the material, give it high conductivity, and densify the surface to make it impermeable. Current efforts have focused on optimizing the fabrication process and characterizing prototypical components.
AB - A carbon composite bipolar plate for PEM fuel cells has been developed that has high electrical conductivity, high strength, light weight, is impermeable, and has the potential for being produced at low cost. The plate is produced by slurry molding short carbon fibers into preform structures, molding features into the green body, and using chemical vapor infiltration to strengthen the material, give it high conductivity, and densify the surface to make it impermeable. Current efforts have focused on optimizing the fabrication process and characterizing prototypical components.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037811242&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0037811242
SN - 0272-9172
VL - 756
SP - 415
EP - 422
JO - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
JF - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
T2 - Solid State Ionics 2002
Y2 - 2 December 2002 through 5 December 2002
ER -