Performance enhancement of membrane electrode assemblies with plasma etched polymer electrolyte membrane in PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 10452-10456

  Cho, Yong Hun ^a   Bae, Jin Woo ^b   Cho, Yoon Hwan ^b   Lim, Ju Wan ^b   Ahn, Minjeh ^b   Yoon, Won Sub ^a   Kwon, Nak Hyun ^c   Jho, Jae Young ^b   Sung, Yung Eun ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Membrane electrode assembly; Plasma etching; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Surface modified membrane

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; COMPLEX FACTORS; ETCHED MEMBRANES; ETCHING TIME; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM-INFRARED SPECTROMETRIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SURFACE MODIFIED MEMBRANE; SURFACE-MODIFIED;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA ETCHING; PLASMAS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 77957263491     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.175     Document Type: Article

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