Electrodeposition for Electrochemical Energy Conve

Authors: Nima Shaigan

Publish Date: 2010

Volume: , Issue: , Pages: 117-162

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Abstract

Electrodeposition of metals alloys metal oxides conductive polymers and their composites plays a pivotal role in fabrication processes of some recently developed electrochemical energy devices most particularly fuel cells supercapacitors and batteries Unique nanoscale architectures of electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells including proton exchange membrane fuel cell PEMFC and direct methanol fuel cell DMFC can only be obtained through electrodeposition processes Promising costeffective conductive/protective coatings for stainless steel interconnects used in solid oxide fuel cells SOFCs have been achieved employing a variety of electrodeposition techniques In supercapacitors anodic deposition of metal oxides conductive polymers and their composites is a versatile technique for fabrication of electrodes with distinctive morphology and exceptional specific capacitance Electrodeposition is also very recently employed for preparation of Snbased anodes for lithium ion batteriesThe author is thankful to his former colleagues from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta Dr DG Ivey and Ms Banafsheh Babakhani who assisted him with preparation of materials for a portion of this chapter

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