Preparation of membrane electrode assemblies for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Li, Bing ^a   Lin, Rui ^a   Yang, Daijun ^a   Zhang, Cunman ^a   Shen, Meng ^b   Ma, Jianxin ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry (CV); Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); Mass fraction of carbon powder; Membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA); Pt C catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; METAL ANALYSIS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PLATINUM ALLOYS; POWDERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS); GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; KEY COMPONENTS; MASS FRACTION OF CARBON POWDER; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY (MEA); OHMIC RESISTANCES; OPTIMAL LOADINGS; OPTIMUM RATIOS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT/C CATALYST;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 61649100989     PISSN: 05776686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/JME.2009.02.075     Document Type: Article

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