A novel MEA architecture for improving the performance of a DMFC

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1606-1609

  Suo, Chunguang ^a   Liu, Xiaowei ^a   Tang, XiaoChuan ^a   Zhang, Yufeng ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst concentration gradient; Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Double catalytic layered electrode; Hydrophilicity gradient; Membrane electrode assembly (MEA); Porosity gradient

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; GRADIENT METHODS; HYDROPHILICITY; METALLIZING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PLATINUM; PROTON TRANSFER;

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CATALYST CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; CATALYST LAYER; CATALYST-COATED MEMBRANE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); DOUBLE-CATALYTIC LAYERED ELECTRODE; ELECTRON CONDUCTING; GAS-DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; HYDROPHILICITY GRADIENT; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE-ASSEMBLY; METHANOL CROSS-OVER; PEAK DENSITY; POROSITY GRADIENT; POROSITY GRADIENTS; PT BLACK; SUPPORTED PT;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 52149114430     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2008.08.031     Document Type: Article

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