TCP plasma sputtering of nanostructured fuel cell electrodes

Hervé Rabat (1) , Caroline Andreazza (2) , Pascal Brault (1) , Anne-Lise Thomann (1) , Marjorie Cavarroc (1) , Y. Tessier (1) , A. Caillard (1, 3) , Ch. Charles (3) , R. Boswell (3)

1 GREMI - Groupe de recherches sur l'énergétique des milieux ionisés
2 CRMD - Centre de Recherche sur la Matière Divisée
3 SP3 - Space, Plasma, Power, Propulsion group

A Transformer Coupled Plasma (TCP) sputtering reactor is used for depositing porous carbon platinum proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes. Carbon nanocolumns decorated by platinum nanoclusters are thus obtained.

Domaines: Plasmas

Hervé Rabat, Caroline Andreazza, Pascal Brault, Anne-Lise Thomann, Marjorie Cavarroc, et al.. TCP plasma sputtering of nanostructured fuel cell electrodes. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2008, 36, pp.872. ⟨hal-00214152⟩