Effect of the porous carbon layer in the cathode gas diffusion media on direct methanol fuel cell performances

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 8257-8262

  Park, Jun Young ^a   Kim, Hee Tak ^b   Lee, Eun Sook ^c   Son, In Hyuk ^b   Han, Sangil ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung SDI   (South Korea)

^c Jinwoo Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Gas diffusion layer; Mass transport; Mesoporous layer

Indexed keywords

CARBON PARTICLE; CATHODE GAS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; EFFECT OF CATHODE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; LOW WATER; MACROPORES; MASS TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MESOPOROUS LAYER; METHANOL CROSSOVER; MICROPORES; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; POROUS CARBON LAYER; SEM IMAGE; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; UNIFORM PORE; WATER TRANSFERS;

AGGLOMERATION; AIR PERMEABILITY; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; GASES; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MICROPOROSITY; PORE SIZE;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 70349263268     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.044     Document Type: Article

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