Deterioration of Nafion 115 membrane in direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Shin, Se Jong ^a   Balabanovich, Aliaksandr I ^a   Kim, Ho ^a   Jeong, Janghwan ^a   Song, Joohan ^a   Kim, Hee Tak ^b  

^a D Center   (South Korea)

^b Samsung SDI   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Evolved gas analysis mass spectrometry; Membrane; Power density; Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TESTING; EVOLVED GAS ANALYSIS-MASS SPECTROMETRY; IN-SITU FT-IR; ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; IONIC CLUSTERS; MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; POWER DENSITY; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL STABILITIES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACIDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CELL MEMBRANES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DENSITY OF GASES; DETERIORATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GASES; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTORESISTS; PYROLYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 65649112188     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.01.101     Document Type: Article

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