The diffusion overpotential increase and appearance of overlapping arcs on the Nyquist plots in the low humidity temperature test conditions of polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-285

  Nakamura, Soshin ^a   Nishikawa, Hisao ^a   Aoki, Tsutomu ^b   Ogami, Yasuji ^b  

^a TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

AC impedance characteristics; Low relative humidity; Overpotential; PEFC

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CAVITY RESONATORS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THEOREM PROVING;

AC IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS; AC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; AIR TESTS; CATALYST LAYERS; CELL TEMPERATURES; CELL VOLTAGES; IN CELLS; IN DIFFUSIONS; IONOMER FILMS; LOW FREQUENCIES; LOW HUMIDITIES; LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MASS TRANSPORTS; NYQUIST PLOTS; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN TRANSPORTS; PEFC; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; TEMPERATURE REGIONS; TEMPERATURE TESTS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 57949101184     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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