Cr and Zr/Cr nitride CAE-PVD coated aluminum bipolar plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 11489-11498

  Barranco, José ^a   Barreras, Félix ^a   Lozano, Antonio ^a   Lopez, Ana M ^a   Roda, Vicente ^a   Martin, Jesús ^a   Maza, Mario ^a   Fuentes, Gonzalo G ^b   Almandoz, Eluxka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Center of Advanced Surface Engineering   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar plates; Corrosion; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; PVD coatings

Indexed keywords

AL ALLOYS; ALUMINUM BIPOLAR PLATES; BIPOLAR PLATES; CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODIC ARC EVAPORATION; CHROMIUM NITRIDE; COATING MATERIAL; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CORROSION CURRENT; CORROSION POTENTIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL POLARIZATION TEST; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; METAL CATION; METAL PLATES; NITRIDE COATING; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PEMFC STACK; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; PVD COATINGS; RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS; SEM; SHORT-TERM TEST; TWO-STACK; ZIRCONIUM NITRIDE;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; MONOLAYERS; NITRIDES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLATE METAL; PLATING; POLARIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

EID: 77956175855     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.05.050     Document Type: Article

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