Enhancement of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance by boiling a membrane electrode assembly in sulfuric acid solution

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5952-5956

  Cho, Yong Hun ^a   Kim, Jinho ^b   Yoo, Sung Jong ^b   Jeon, Tae Yeol ^b   Ahn, Minjeh ^b   Jung, Namgee ^b   Cho, Yoon Hwan ^b   Lim, Ju Wan ^b   Lee, Joong Kee ^c   Yoon, Won Sub ^a   Sung, Yung Eun ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catalyst coated membrane; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Pretreatment; Sulfuric acid solution

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION MODES; BOILING TEMPERATURE; CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES; CATALYST LAYERS; CELL PERFORMANCE; DEGREE OF HYDRATION; DILUTE SULFURIC ACID; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; PRE-TREATMENT; PT CATALYSTS; SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION;

ACIDS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CATALYSTS; CONTACT ANGLE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFURIC ACID; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 77953138791     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.12.096     Document Type: Article

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