Development and characterization of expanded graphite-based nanocomposite as bipolar plate for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3329-3334

  Dhakate, S R ^a,b   Sharma, S ^a,b   Borah, M ^a,b   Mathur, R B ^a,b   Dhami, T L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; RESINS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

BIPOLAR PLATES; BULK DENSITIES; COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; COMPRESSION-MOLDING TECHNIQUE; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL GRAPHITE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; STRONG ACIDS; WEIGHT PERCENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 53849092086     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800135f     Document Type: Article

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