A review of accelerated stress tests of MEA durability in PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 388-404

  Zhang, Shengsheng ^a,b   Yuan, Xiaozi ^a   Wang, Haijiang ^a   Mérida, Walter ^a,b   Zhu, Hong ^c   Shen, Jun ^a   Wu, Shaohong ^a   Zhang, Jiujun ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Accelerated stress test; Degradation mechanism; Durability; PEM fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TESTING;

ACCELERATED STRESS TEST; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; MITIGATION STRATEGIES; PEM FUEL CELLS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 57949091575     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.10.012     Document Type: Review

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