Study of PEM fuel cell performance by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 9283-9290

  Asghari, Saeed ^a   Mokmeli, Ali ^a   Samavati, Mahrokh ^a  

^a Isfahan Engineering Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assembly pressure; Break in procedure; Clamping torque; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); PEM fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PRESSURE; BREAK-IN PROCEDURE; CLAMPING TORQUE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS); PEM FUEL CELL;

BIOINFORMATICS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; METAL ANALYSIS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TORQUE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77956390855     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.03.069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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