Development and modeling of electrically conductive carbon filled liquid crystal polymer composites for fuel cell bipolar plate applications

Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Barton, R L ^a   Keith, J M ^a   King, J A ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Fillers; Liquid crystal polymer; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUEL CELLS; MOLECULAR MODELING; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON FILLED LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER COMPOSITESS; COST EFFECTIVE FUEL CELLS; GENERAL EFFECTIVE MEDIA (GEM) EQUATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 37249092072     PISSN: 14802422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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