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04-03-2021 | Metals & corrosion

Corrosion resistant and conductive TiN/TiAlN multilayer coating on 316L SS: a promising metallic bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Authors: S. Pugal Mani, M. Kalaiarasan, K. Ravichandran, N. Rajendran, Y. Meng

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 17/2021

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The single layers of TiN, TiAlN and TiN/TiAlN multilayer coatings were deposited on 316L SS bipolar plate by physical vapor deposition technique. The X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the formed coatings exhibited single-phase cubic structure. The low surface roughness and high contact angles of the TiAlN and TiN/TiAlN coatings governed the better water management in the fuel cell. Nyquist and Bode-impedance studies of TiN/TiAlN coating ensured higher electrochemical impedance behavior. The polarization results revealed that the current densities (i_corr) of TiN/TiAlN coating were below 1 µA/cm² in the PEMFC environments, which satisfied the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2020 target. The contact resistance of the TiN/TiAlN-coated 316L SS was the lowest and fulfilled the requirements of bipolar plate (≤ 10 mΩ cm²) in PEMFC environment. Surface morphology results revealed that the surface of 316L SS is well protected by multilayer TiN/TiAlN coating. Inductive coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy results are in good agreement with electrochemical studies revealing the TiN/TiAlN coating significantly reduced the metal ions dissolution.

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Title: Corrosion resistant and conductive TiN/TiAlN multilayer coating on 316L SS: a promising metallic bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Authors: S. Pugal Mani
M. Kalaiarasan
K. Ravichandran
N. Rajendran
Y. Meng
Publication date: 04-03-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 17/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05682-4

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