Durability enhancement of Nafion ® fuel cell membranes via in situ sol-gel-derived titanium dioxide reinforcement

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3269-3278

  Patil, Yatin ^a   Mauritz, Kenneth A ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Mechanical durability; Nafion ; Sol gel; Titania

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; CONTRACTILE STRESS; DECAY RATE; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; EQUIVALENT WEIGHT; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; MODEL STUDY; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOL-GEL POLYMERIZATION; TITANIA; TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE; WATER UPTAKE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DECAY (ORGANIC); DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GELATION; GELS; REINFORCEMENT; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; STRESSES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CELL MEMBRANES;

DEGRADATION; FUEL CELL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 67649922569     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.30195     Document Type: Article

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