Ionic conductivity improvement in primary pores of fuel cell catalyst layers: Electropolymerization of m-aminobenzenesulfonic acid and its effect on the performance

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 316-323

  Tominaka, Satoshi ^a   Goto, Kazuya ^a   Momma, Toshiyuki ^a   Osaka, Tetsuya ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalyst layers; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Electropolymerization; Fuel cells; Ionic conductivity

Indexed keywords

AMINOBENZENESULFONIC ACID; CARBON SURFACE; CATALYST LAYERS; CELL VOLTAGES; CONDUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT; FUEL CELL ELECTRODES; FUEL-CELL CATALYST LAYERS; IN-SITU; ION-CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC RESISTANCE; METHANOL OXIDATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POROSIMETRY;

ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; METAL ANALYSIS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 66349127787     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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