Proton activity in Nafion films: Probing exchangeable protons with methylene blue

Langmuir

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 5471-5476

  Seger, Brian ^a,b   Vinodgopal, K ^c   Kamat, Prashant V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL FUEL CELLS; METHYLENE BLUE; NAFION FILMS; PROTON ACTIVITY;

ABSORPTION; DYES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONATION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 34249750425     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0636816     Document Type: Article

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