Performance of Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells with Proton Conducting Electrolytes Synthesized with Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate (1)

Abstract

The (ZrO2-1.6P2O5)-PTFE composite electrolytes have been prepared by mixing PTFE powders with different particle sizes and the shell-core-type ZrO2-1.6P2O5electrolyte, synthesized by solid state reaction with diammonium hydrogen phosphate, to improve the mechanical strength of the electrolyte. The H2gas permeability decreased and the cell performances improved with decreasing PTFE-particle size. The aging at 0.4 V above 443 K enhanced the ITFC performance owing to the penetration of the electrolyte to the carbon paper. The maximum output power enhanced by 63% after 15 h of aging at 573 K.