CNT-based cathode material for DMFC

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 511-522

  Rohland, B ^a   Pietrzak, Marlies ^a   Moller S ^a   Bunescu, Mihaela C ^b,c   Wienecke, Marion ^b   Barfels, T ^b  

^a HIAT Ggmbh   (Germany)

^b Hochschule Wismar   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Direct methanol fuel cell; Power density; Supported catalyst

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); POWER DENSITY; SUPPORTED CATALYSTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 17644387548     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FST-200039478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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