A study of water transport as a function of the micro-porous layer arrangement in PEMFCs

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 8631-8643

  Kim, Taeyoung ^a   Lee, Seungjae ^a   Park, Heekyung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Gas diffusion layer; Micro porous layer; Net water drag coefficient; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICRO-POROUS LAYER; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; NET WATER-DRAG COEFFICIENT; PEMFC;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROMIGRATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; METAL ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE REACTIONS; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77955582737     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.05.123     Document Type: Article

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