nanoparticles for fuel cells shangfeng du, 22 jan 2010 s.du@bham.ac.uk

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Nanoparticles for Fuel Cells

Shangfeng Du, 22 Jan 2010

s.du@bham.ac.uk

www.fuelcells.bham.ac.uk

Jobs and Research

3 EU Marie-Curie Research Fellows:SOLARPEM (Dr P Chaurasia)

NAFCELL (Dr S DU)

ADHCEM (Dr H Rossetto)

FCs, solar energy and particle aggregation for reducing CO2 emission.

PEMFC electrodes

In-situ grown Pt nanowires(J Power Sources 195 (2010) 289)

A facile one-step process:No template

No organic solvents

Room temperature

Nanoparticle aggregation

Adhesion force estimation(Nanotechnology 20 (2009) 275701)

NanoSight

Analyzing individually

Doublet to singlet ratio

Following work

Pt-nanowire electrodes in PEMFCs:Optimization and scale-up; Complex electrodes

Ni-YSZ anode in micro-tubular SOFCs:Modification with Y-doped SDC

Understanding the adhesion force acting

Collaborative proposal with China, India

Joint proposal with Coventry University

Thank youfor your attention!

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