Effects of microstructure characteristics of gas diffusion layer and microporous layer on the performance of PEMFC

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Tseng, Chung Jen ^a   Lo, Shih Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Gas diffusion layer; Microporous layer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; CARBON PAPER; CELL PERFORMANCE; COMMERCIAL CATALYST; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HYDROPHOBIC TREATMENT; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MICROPOROUS LAYER; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMUM THICKNESS; PEM FUEL CELL; SINGLE CELLS;

CAPILLARITY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; MICROPOROSITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 75149146418     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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