Reinforced and self-humidifying composite membrane for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 357-362

  Liu, Yonghao ^a   Nguyen, Tienhoa ^a   Kristian, Noel ^a   Yu, Yaolun ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Fuel cell; Pt PDDA; Self humidifying membrane

Indexed keywords

ANODE SIDES; DRY CONDITIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITIES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); POLY(TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); POROUS FILMS; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PREPARATION METHODS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT-PDDA; SELF-ASSEMBLY METHODS; SELF-HUMIDIFYING; SELF-HUMIDIFYING MEMBRANE; SHORT CIRCUITS;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); PROTON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOSITE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FILM; HUMIDIFIER; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 60549107658     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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