A Facile Route for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Electrodes with in situ Grown Pt Nanowires

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 289-292

  Du, Shangfeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Durability; Formic acid; Gas diffusion electrodes; PEM fuel cells; Pt nanowires; Sonication

Indexed keywords

CARBON PAPER; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DEPOSITION METHODS; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELLS; POLARIZATION CURVES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POWER DENSITIES; PT NANOWIRES; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CARBON FIBERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTRODES; FORMIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PAPER; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CELL MEMBRANES;

CARBON FIBERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIFFUSION; DURABILITY; ELECTRODES; FORMIC ACID; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; WIRE;

EID: 69349093129     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.06.091     Document Type: Article

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