Effect of PTFE content on the performance of a Direct Methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 446-452

  Krishnamurthy, Balaji ^a   Deepalochani, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; Nafion; Platinum utilization; PTFE

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MICROPOROSITY; PLATINUM; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); VOLTAMMETRY;

BACKING LAYERS; CATALYST UTILIZATIONS; CELL IMPEDANCES; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; NAFION; PLATINUM UTILIZATION; POLYTETRAFLUROETHYLENE; PTFE; PTFE CONTENTS;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 57949102729     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.093     Document Type: Article

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