New electroplated aluminum bipolar plate for PEM fuel cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-136

  El Enin, Sanaa A Abo ^a   Abdel Salam, Omar E ^b   El Abd, Hammam ^a   Amin, Ashraf M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Electroplating; Fuel cell; PEM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPLATING; GRAPHITE; NICKEL ALLOYS; ZINC PLATING;

BIPOLAR PLATES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPLATING BATH; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 38049055866     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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