PEM fuel cell operation at -20°C. II. Ice formation dynamics, current distribution, and voltage losses within electrodes

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Thompson, Eric L ^a,b   Jorne, Jacob ^b   Gu, Wenbin ^a   Gasteiger, Hubert A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FOOD PROCESSING; FUEL CELLS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METALLIZING; NONMETALS; OPTICAL CABLES; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY EMISSION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

A-PRIORI; CATALYST UTILIZATION; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE ELECTRODES; CELL VOLTAGES; CRYO-SCANNING; CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRODE/MEMBRANE INTERFACE; GALVANOSTATIC OPERATION; ICE FORMATIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCES; NONFROZEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIONS; PEM FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SEM IMAGING; SLUGGISH KINETICS; SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES; VOLTAGE LOSSES;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 49149086589     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.2943203     Document Type: Article

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