Detaching behaviors of catalyst layers applied in PEM fuel cells by off-line accelerated test

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 8155-8160

  Mu, Shichun ^a   Zhao, Pei ^a   Xu, Cheng ^a   Gao, Ying ^a   Pan, Mu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Degradation; Durability; Ionomer; PEM membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; ACCELERATED TESTS; CATALYST LAYER; CATALYST LAYERS; CRACK-LIKE; FAILURE MECHANISM; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; PEM FUEL CELL;

CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MEMBRANES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 77955511130     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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