Hygroscopic-oxides/Nafion® hybrid electrolyte for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 619-625

  Daiko, Yusuke ^a   Klein, Lisa C ^b   Kasuga, Toshihiro ^a   Nogami, Masayuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DMFC; Methanol permeability; Organic inorganic hybrids; Proton conductivity; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; FILTRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDES; SOL-GELS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); METHANOL PERMEABILITY; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRIDS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANOL; OXIDE;

ELECTROLYTES; FILTRATION; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDES; SOL-GELS;

ARTICLE; GEL; IMPEDANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33746744402     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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