Investigation of physical properties and cell performance of Nafion/TiO2 nanocomposite membranes for high temperature PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 9252-9260

  Amjadi, M ^a   Rowshanzamir, S ^a   Peighambardoust, S J ^a   Hosseini, M G ^b   Eikani, M H ^c  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nafion; Nanocomposite membrane; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Sol gel; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

CASTING METHOD; CELL PERFORMANCE; DOPED-TIO; DOPING LEVELS; EIS MEASUREMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL SOLUTION; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; NAFION; NAFION MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SEM; SOL-GEL METHODS; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TI PARTICLES; TIO; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WATER UPTAKE; X-RAY SPECTRA;

COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GELS; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77956353679     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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