New fillers for PBI-based composite electrolytes in polymer fuel cells

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 17, Issue 5-7, 2010, Pages 649-662

  Grandi, S ^a   Mustarelli, P ^a   Carollo, A ^a   Tomasi, C ^a   Quartarone, E ^a   Magistris, A ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

conductivity; filler; Fuel cell; PEMFC; silica; sol gel

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ACID DOPING; COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES; CONDUCTIVITY; DOPED POLYMERS; HIGH COSTS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PEMFC; PERFLUORINATED POLYMERS; POLYMER FUEL CELLS; PROTON CARRIERS; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SOL-GEL ROUTES; SOLID STATE NMR; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKING TEMPERATURES; XRD;

ACIDS; ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GELS; LEACHING; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FILLERS;

EID: 77955690926     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764410X513297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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