Study of the influence of the amount of PBI-H3PO4 in the catalytic layer of a high temperature PEMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1347-1355

  Lobato, Justo ^a   Cañizares, Pablo ^a   Rodrigo, Manuel A ^a   Linares, José J ^a   Pinar, F Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

High temperature PEMFC; PBI; Performance; Phosphoric acid

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC LAYERS; CELL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEMFC; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; IONIC CARRIERS; MASS-TRANSPORT PROCESS; OHMIC RESISTANCE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON MOBILITY; SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ACIDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; OHMIC CONTACTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PORE SIZE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 74849113523     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.091     Document Type: Article

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