کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1286993 | 973209 | 2006 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In this work, electrochemical impedance was used to analyze the reaction kinetics and interfacial characteristics of an anode in a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). An advanced equivalent-circuit model is proposed. The new model incorporates constant phase elements (CPEs) rather than conventional capacitors in the equivalent-circuits taking into account the porous structure of the anode, particularly that in the catalyst layer and at the anode/membrane interface. It effectively simulated the electrochemical characteristics of a DMFC porous anode. The impedance model incorporates the interface factor, resulting in excellent matches between the simulation results and the experimental data in the Nyquist and the Bode plots over a wide range of frequencies. In addition, the differences among methanol electrooxidation reaction kinetics at various operating potentials are clearly observed and satisfactorily explained using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the CPE-based equivalent-circuit model.
Journal: Journal of Power Sources - Volume 161, Issue 1, 20 October 2006, Pages 232–239