%0 Journal Article
%A Li, Ruiyu
%A Cai, Yun
%A Wippermann, Klaus
%A Lehnert, Werner
%T Bilayer CrN/CrCoating Modified 316L Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
%J Journal of power sources
%V 434
%@ 0378-7753
%C New York, NY [u.a.]
%I Elsevier
%M FZJ-2019-01507
%P 226718 -
%D 2019
%X In this work, a bilayer CrN/Cr coating was deposited on the surface of a 0.1 mm-thick SS316L specimen with a size of 60 × 60 mm2 by means of a reactive magnetron sputtering method. Using a specially-designed electrochemical cell for simulating the HT-PEFC environment, various electrochemical tests, including potentiodynamic polarization, potentiostatic polarization and EIS, were performed in order to evaluate the anti-corrosion properties and stability of the bilayer CrN/Cr coating in simulated HT-PEFC environments. Additionally, ex-situ characterizations using XRD, SEM + EDX and ICR were carried out to investigate the crystal structure and composition of CrN/Cr coating, surface morphologies and the interfacial contact resistance of samples before and after corrosion tests. The results show that the bilayer CrN/Cr coating could provide a more than 99.9% protective effect on the substrate (SS316L) in the simulated HT-PEFC environment at RT and 130 °C, and reduce the corrosion rates of BPPs more than 600 times in both the simulated cathodic and anodic environments of a HT-PEFC. Furthermore, an ICR value of CrN/Cr SS316L (5.5 mΩ cm2) is around one order of magnitude lower than that of the bare SS316L substrate (47 mΩ cm2) in a typical pressing force for assembling fuel cells (140 N cm−2).
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000480664400006
%R 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.226718
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/860852