Porous structure and hydrophilic-hydrophobic properties of gas diffusion layers of the electrodes in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-285

  Vol'fkovich, Yu M ^a   Sosenkin, V E ^a   Nikol'Skaya, N F ^a   Kulova, T L ^a  

^a FRUMKIN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Contact angle of wetting; Fluoroplast; Hydrophilic porosity; Hydrophobic porosity; Method of standard porosimetry; Pore radius distribution curves; Pycnometry

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY;

FLUOROPLAST CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROPHILIC POROSITY; HYDROPHOBIC POROSITY; PORE-RADIUS DISTRIBUTION CURVES]; PYCNOMETRY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 42349092358     PISSN: 10231935     EISSN: 16083342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/s102319350803004x     Document Type: Article

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