奈米碳管化學表面改質應用於直接甲醇燃料電池陰極電極之研究

Abstract

本研究是以多壁奈米碳管作為直接甲醇燃料電池陰極部分的鉑觸媒載體，因此先在碳布上直接生成大量且具方向性的多壁奈米碳管；此方法可以簡化碳管應用於陰極的製程，且碳布上的奈米碳管具有高附著性。

再以高溫條件，使用HNO3、H2SO4、KOH作為多壁奈米碳管的化學表面改質溶液，以產生官能基鍵結在奈米碳管上，促進鉑離子均勻地及高密度地披覆在多壁奈米碳管表面上。並探討溫度、時間、濃度對多壁奈米碳管化學表面改質之效應，而利用FTIR、XPS、EDX、CV的分析，我們發現多壁奈米碳管在6小時的14M HNO3處理下，可以產生大量官能基以協助電化學觸媒鉑金屬的披覆，進而提升陰極部分的電池效能。

In this study, multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are used as Pt catalyst support for cathode electrode in the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Thus, a lot of well-align MWNTs are fabricated on carbon cloth directly. The method in the cathode electrode of DMFC is easy to constructed and sticking on the carbon cloth tightly.

Then, MWNTs are modified by HNO3, H2SO4, and KOH at high temperature may produce different functional groups to attract more Pt ions nucleating uniformly and densely. Moreover, there are the other parameters, temperature, time, and concentration, in the function of chemical modification for MWNTs. In this way, we would find 14M-MWNTs at 6 hours by using FTIR, XPS, EDX, and CV may produce a lot of functional groups to increase Pt anchoring sites. Finally, it could improve the efficiency of half-cell test.