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Conference Object Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 34Investigation of the effect of graphitized carbon nanotube catalyst support for high temperature PEM fuel cells(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2020) Devrim, Yilser; Arica, Elif DamlaIn this study, it is aimed to investigate the graphitization effect on the performance of the multi walled carbon nanotube catalyst support for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) application. Microwave synthesis method was selected to load Pt nanoparticles on both CNT materials. Prepared catalyst was analyzed thermal analysis (TGA), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and corrosion tests. TEM analysis proved that a distribution of Pt nanoparticles with a size range of 2.8-3.1 nm was loaded on the Pt/CNT and Pt/GCNT catalysts. Gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) were manufactured by an ultrasonic spray method with synthesized catalyst. Polybenzimidazole (PBI) membrane based Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) was prepared for observe the performance of the prepared catalysts. The synthesized catalysts were also tested in a HT-PEMFC environment with a 5 cm(2) active area at 160 degrees C without humidification. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using the microwave synthesis method as a fast and effective method for preparing high performance Pt/CNT and Pt/GCNT catalyst for HT-PEMFC. The HT-PEMFC performance evaluation shows current densities of 0.36 A/cm(2)0.30 A/cm(2) and 0.20 A/cm(2) for the MEAs prepared with Pt/GCNT, Pt/CNT and Pt/C catalysts @ 0.6 V operating voltage, respectively. AST (Accelerated Stress Test) analyzes of MEAs prepared with Pt/GCNT and Pt/CNT catalysts were also performed and compared with Pt/C catalyst. According to current density @ 0.6 V after 10,000 potential cycles, Pt/GCNT, Pt/CNT and Pt/C catalysts can retain 61%, 67% and 60% of their performance, respectively. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 19Influence of Carbon Nanotube Inclusions To Electrical, Thermal, Physical and Mechanical Behaviors of Carbon-Fiber Abs Composites(Springer Japan Kk, 2022) Akar, Alinda Oyku; Yildiz, Umit Hakan; Tirkes, Seha; Tayfun, Umit; Hacivelioglu, FerdaAcrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) terpolymer was compounded with short carbon fiber (CF) and carbon nanotube (CNT) using a micro-extruder followed by the injection molding process. Composite samples were fabricated with loading ratios of 20 wt.% CF and 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 wt.% of CNT. Mechanical, electrical, thermo-mechanical, thermal, melt-flow, and structural investigations of ABS-based composites were conducted by performing tensile, impact, hardness, and wear tests, conductive atomic force microscopy (AFM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), melt flow rate test (MFR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterization techniques, respectively. According to mechanical test data of resultant composites including tensile and impact test findings, CNT additions led to the remarkable increase in tensile strength and impact resistance for CF reinforced ABS composites. The formation of synergy between CNT nanoparticles and CF was confirmed by electrical conduction results. The conductive path in ABS/CF composite system was achieved by the incorporation of CNT with different loading levels. SEM micrographs of composites proved that CNT nanoparticles exhibited homogeneous dispersion into ABS matrix for lower loadings. [GRAPHICS] .Doctoral Thesis Pem Yakıt Pili Hibrit Malzemesi Üzerinde Desteklenen Platin İçerli Elektrokatalizörlerin Geliştirilmesi(2023) Aljanabı, Ahmed; Devrim, Yılser; Yaman, Şeniz ÖzalpDünyada artan enerji talebi, alternatif enerji teknolojilerine olan ihtiyacı artırmıştır. Önemli bir alternatif enerji kaynağı olan hidrojeni kullanan yakıt pilleri son yıllarda büyük ilgi görmektedir. Yakıt pili türleri arasında proton değişim membranlı yakıt pilleri (PEMFC), modüler yapıları, yüksek verimleri ve düşük çalışma sıcaklıkları nedeniyle en ilgi çekici yakıt pili türüdür. Özellikle komponent geliştirme çalışmaları PEMFC'lerin performansını artırmaya yönelik olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Bu tez çalışmasında, çok duvarlı karbon nanotüp-grafen MWCNT destekli Pt katalizörleri, PEMFC performansını araştırma yöntemini incelemek için mikrodalga destekli yaklaşım kullanılarak sentezlenmiştir. Başlangıç maddesi olarak [(NH4)2[Pt2(HPO4)4(H2O)2] (Ptcomplex-1) ve [(NH4)2[Pt2(SO4)4(H2O)2] (Ptcomplex-2) kullanılarak PEMFC uygulaması için MWCNT destekli platin katalizörler hazırlanmıştır. Katalizörlerin mikro yapısını ve morfolojisini incelemek için TGA, XRD, HR-TEM ve XPS analizleri uygulanmıştır. Hazırlanan katalizörlerden Ptcomplex-1/MWCNT-3 ve Ptcomplex-2/MWCNT-3 60-80 °C aralığında H2/hava ile PEMFC içinde test edilmiştir. Ptcomplex-1/MWCNT-3 katalizörü kullanılarak hazırlanan bir membran elektrot atacı (MEA) için 60, 65, 70 ve 80 ⁰C'de elde edile maksimum güç yoğunluğu değerleri sırasıyla 0.36, 0.39, 0.41 ve 0.26 W/cm2 ve Ptcomplex-2/MWCNT-3 katalizörü için ise 0.38, 0.423, 0.44 ve 0.28 W/cm2 olarak belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre Ptcomplex/MWCNT katalizörlerinin Pt/C katalizörüne göre daha iyi PEMFC performansı gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Hazırlanan katalizörlerle gelecekte yapılacak MEA optimizasyon çalışmaları ile katalizörlerin performansları daha da iyileştirilebilir.
