Importance of proton conductivity measurement in polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell application

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7617-7626

  Lee, Chang Hyun ^a   Park, Ho Bum ^a   Lee, Young Moo ^a   Lee, Rae Duk ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTONS; WATER;

NAFION MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; WATER-VAPOR STATE;

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL;

EID: 26844517553     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0501172     Document Type: Article

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