Contact resistance between gas diffusion layer and catalyst layer of PEM fuel cell

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-51

  Nitta, Iwao ^a   Himanen, Olli ^b   Mikkola, Mikko ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Contact resistance; Gas diffusion layer; Inhomogeneous compression; PEM Fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; GRAPHITE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CATALYST LAYER; COMPRESSION PRESSURE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; IONIC RESISTANCE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 37449005047     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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