Catalyst layer-free carbon-coated steel-An easy route to bipolar plates of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Characterization on structure and electrochemistry

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-398

  Chung, Chih Yeh ^a   Chen, Shi Kun ^a   Chin, Tsung Shune ^a,b   Ko, Tse Hao ^a   Lin, Shiuan Wen ^a   Chang, Wei Min ^a   Hsiao, Shih Nan ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon coating; Chemical stability; Hydrophobicity; Interfacial contact resistance; Metallic bipolar plate

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FREE VOLUME; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

AMORPHOUS CARBON LAYERS; BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON COATING; CATALYST LAYERS; COATED STEELS; CONTINUOUS FILMS; CVD PROCESSES; DIFFRACTOMETRY; FREE CARBONS; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITES; INTERFACIAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; REACTION TEMPERATURES;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 57949103897     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.10.047     Document Type: Article

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