CNTs nanostructuring effect on the properties of graphite composite bipolar plate

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4195-4200

  Dhakate, S R ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Chauhan, N ^a   Seth, R K ^a   Mathur, R B ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Electrical conductivity; Nanocomposite; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPOSITE PLATES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; GRAPHITE-POLYMER COMPOSITES; I-V PERFORMANCE; IN-PLANE; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO-STRUCTURING; NANOCOMPOSITE PLATES; OPTIMAL CONTENT; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 77950339863     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.072     Document Type: Article

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