Gradation of mechanical properties in gas diffusion electrode. Part 1: Influence of nano-scale heterogeneity in catalyst layer on interfacial strength between catalyst layer and membrane

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2709-2717

  Poornesh, K K ^a   Cho, C D ^a   Lee, G B ^a   Tak, Y S ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Contact stiffness; Gradation; Modulus; Plastic strain; Stress redistribution

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; CONTACT STIFFNESS; CRITICAL LOCATION; DISCRETE MODELS; ENHANCED DUCTILITY; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GRADED MATERIALS; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; NANO SCALE; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PLASTIC ENERGY DISSIPATION; PLASTIC STRAIN; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION;

ARCH BRIDGES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 73249146258     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.11.101     Document Type: Article

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