The objective of this research is to develop the combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process for low-cost manufacture of catalytic coatings for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications. The platinum coatings as well as the fabrication process for membrane-electrode-assemblies (MEAs) were evaluated in a single testing fuel cell using hydrogen/oxygen. It was found that increasing the platinum loading from 0.05 to 0.1 mg/cm(2) did not increase the fuel cell performance. The in-house MEA fabrication process needs to be improved to reduce the cell resistance. Significantly higher performance of Pt coating by the CCVD process has been obtained by MCT's fuel-cell industry collaborators who are more experienced with MEA fabrication. The results can not be revealed due to confidentiality agreements.
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School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of NewcastleSchool of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle