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Silicon Micro Machining Technologies and Advanced Materials (Porous Silicon and PEEK-WC) for Realization of Micro-PEM Fuel Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Tresso M. Elena ,
Luisa Borello ,
Drioli Enrico ,
Giuseppe Gianolio ,
Salvatore Guastella ,
Denis Perrone ,
Marzia Quaglio ,
Andrea M. Rossi ,
Ilaria Rosso  and
Luciano Scaltrito
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Tresso M. Elena
Affiliation:
elena.tresso@polito.it, Politecnico, Physics, C.so duca Abruzzi 24, Torino, Italy, 10129, Italy, +39 011 5647379, +39 011 5647399
Luisa Borello
Affiliation:
luisa.borello@envipark.com, Torino, HySyLab-Envipark, Italy
Drioli Enrico
Affiliation:
e.drioli@itm.cnr.it, Arcavacata di Rende, ITM-CNR, Italy
Giuseppe Gianolio
Affiliation:
giuseppe.gianolio@envipark.com, Torino, HySyLab-Envipark, Italy
Salvatore Guastella
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Politecnico, Torino, Italy.
Denis Perrone
Affiliation:
denis.perrone@polito.it, Politecnico of Torino, Dept. Physics, Italy
Marzia Quaglio
Affiliation:
marzia.quaglio@polito.it, Politecnico of Torino, Dept. Physics
Andrea M. Rossi
Affiliation:
arossi@ien.it, Torino, IEN, Italy
Ilaria Rosso
Affiliation:
ilaria.rosso@envipark.com, Torino, HySyLab-Envipark, Italy
Luciano Scaltrito
Affiliation:
luciano.scaltrito@polito.it, Politecnico of Torino, Dept. Physics, Italy
Francesco Trotta
Affiliation:
francesco.trotta@unito.it, University of Torino, Dept. Chemistry, Italy
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Abstract

In view of the development of a miniature PEM fuel cell operating at low temperature on hydrogen or direct methanol as anodic feed and air as cathodic feed, we present preliminary results on the performances obtained by employing silicon-based microfabrication techniques and advanced materials which can be easily integrated in silicon technologies, such as porous silicon for the electrode fabrication and PEEK-WC for membranes alternative to Nafion. Powder blasting and reactive ion etching (RIE) have been used for obtaining anode and cathode micro-channels for hydrogen and methanol, in glass and in silicon bipolar plates. Localized micro-fusion processes has been successfully employed for sealing between silicon and membrane.

Keywords

microelectro-mechanical (MEMS)energy-storagefluidics
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 885: Symposium A – The Hydrogen Cycle – Generation, Storage and Fuel Cells , 2005 , 0885-A01-04
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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