Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition

In Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) is frequently the main factor contributing to performance loss at lower operating temperatures. Improvement to the ORR kinetics involves increasing the active Triple Phase Boundary (TPB) density which can be achieved through the...

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Main Author: Lee, Zi Yi
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1775822024-06-01T16:52:58Z Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition Lee, Zi Yi Su Pei-Chen School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering peichensu@ntu.edu.sg Engineering Solid oxide fuel cell Atomic layer deposition In Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) is frequently the main factor contributing to performance loss at lower operating temperatures. Improvement to the ORR kinetics involves increasing the active Triple Phase Boundary (TPB) density which can be achieved through the modification of the surface structure and employing a highly active and thermally stable catalyst. In this study, Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition (PEALD) is utilised for ultralow-loading of Ruthenium (Ru) catalyst on Sr2Fe1.5Mo0.5O6 (SFMO) cathode in SOFC. The result obtained indicates that employing PEALD Ru catalyst to the SFMO cathode significantly improves SOFC performance. The cell treated with five cycles of PEALD Ru demonstrated a 42.86% increase in maximum power density and roughly a 33% decrease in polarisation resistance in comparison to the bare cell. These results imply that PEALD Ru successfully improves the cathode's ORR kinetics, which results in increased power density and decreased resistance. Overall, this study opens the door for more optimisation and implementation in sustainable energy systems by highlighting the potential of PEALD Ru catalysts to improve SOFC performance. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-30T05:29:53Z 2024-05-30T05:29:53Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Lee, Z. Y. (2024). Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177582 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177582 en A186 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Solid oxide fuel cell
Atomic layer deposition
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Solid oxide fuel cell
Atomic layer deposition
Lee, Zi Yi
Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
description In Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) is frequently the main factor contributing to performance loss at lower operating temperatures. Improvement to the ORR kinetics involves increasing the active Triple Phase Boundary (TPB) density which can be achieved through the modification of the surface structure and employing a highly active and thermally stable catalyst. In this study, Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition (PEALD) is utilised for ultralow-loading of Ruthenium (Ru) catalyst on Sr2Fe1.5Mo0.5O6 (SFMO) cathode in SOFC. The result obtained indicates that employing PEALD Ru catalyst to the SFMO cathode significantly improves SOFC performance. The cell treated with five cycles of PEALD Ru demonstrated a 42.86% increase in maximum power density and roughly a 33% decrease in polarisation resistance in comparison to the bare cell. These results imply that PEALD Ru successfully improves the cathode's ORR kinetics, which results in increased power density and decreased resistance. Overall, this study opens the door for more optimisation and implementation in sustainable energy systems by highlighting the potential of PEALD Ru catalysts to improve SOFC performance.
author2 Su Pei-Chen
author_facet Su Pei-Chen
Lee, Zi Yi
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author Lee, Zi Yi
author_sort Lee, Zi Yi
title Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
title_short Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
title_full Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
title_fullStr Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
title_full_unstemmed Surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
title_sort surface modification of hydrogen utilisation electrodes with nanometer scale thin film by atomic layer deposition
publisher Nanyang Technological University
publishDate 2024
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177582
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