Effect of polytetrafluoroethylene-treatment and microporous layer-coating on the electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2700-2708

  Ismail, M S ^a   Damjanovic, T ^b   Ingham, D B ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a   Westwood, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SGL Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Electrical conductivity; Gas diffusion layers; MPL coating; PEM fuel cells; PTFE treatment

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CLAMPING PRESSURE; CONDUCTIVE CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; IN-PLANE ANISOTROPY; IN-PLANE CONDUCTIVITY; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; PEM FUEL CELL; PEM FUEL CELLS; POSITIVE EFFECTS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; CURVE FITTING; DIFFUSION COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANES; MICROPOROSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 73249122251     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.11.069     Document Type: Article

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