Effect of hydrophobicity and pore geometry in cathode GDL on PEM fuel cell performance

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3473-3479

  Park, Sehkyu ^a   Popov, Branko N ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Average pore diameter; Fraction of hydrophilic surface; Gas diffusion layer; PEM fuel cells; Water management

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GASES; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; AVERAGE PORE DIAMETER; CATHODE GAS; DUAL LAYERS; FRACTION OF HYDROPHILIC SURFACE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; LIQUID WATERS; MACROPOROUS; MASS TRANSPORTS; MICRO-POROUS LAYERS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION KINETICS; PEM FUEL CELLS; PORE GEOMETRIES;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 61549136726     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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