Abstract
This study combined microscratch test and fracture-mechanical analysis to assess the interfacial reliability of Nafion and Pt/Ru catalyst layers in micro fuel cells. Scratch test was used to determine the critical load for interfacial failure, while fracture-mechanical analysis was used to quantify the adhesion between Nafion (the electrolyte polymer substrate) and Pt/Ru alloy (catalyst coating). We also proposed a key of solving ambiguous problems in indentation cracking test by determining geometric information from crack propagation and critical points, as for a hard porous coating on a soft substrate. A comparative analysis of three coating methods, spray, decalcomania and their mixed process, was done to assess the validity of our new method.
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