Contribution of Nafion loading to the activity of catalysts and the performance of PEMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4132-4137

  Lai, Chien Ming ^a   Lin, Jing Chie ^a   Ting, Fu Ping ^a   Chyou, San Der ^b   Hsueh, Kan Lin ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN POWER COMPANY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalytic activity; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Interfacial resistance; Nafion ionomer; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; LOADING;

CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCE; NAFION IONOMER; NAFION LOADING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 50649109806     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.074     Document Type: Article

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