Control of Nafion/Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) composite membrane microstructure to improve performance in direct methanol fuel Cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wei, X ^a   Yates, M Z ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; APPLIED FIELD; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MICROMETER SCALE; NAFION 117; NANO-METER SCALE; OPERATING CONDITION; ORDERED ARRANGEMENT; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; SOLVENT CAST; SOLVENT CASTING; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER UPTAKE;

CAPILLARITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC FIELDS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77949678278     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3305806     Document Type: Article

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