Ageing of PEMFC's due to operation at low current density: Investigation of oxidative degradation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 10472-10481

  Franck Lacaze, L ^a   Bonnet, C ^a   Choi, E ^a,b   Moss, J ^a,b   Pontvianne, S ^a   Poirot, H ^a   Datta, R ^b   Lapicque, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

MEA ageing; PEMFC; Perfluorinated sulfonate polymer; Polymer decomposition; Pt dissolution

Indexed keywords

MEA AGEING; PEMFC; PERFLUORINATED SULFONATE POLYMER; POLYMER DECOMPOSITION; PT DISSOLUTION;

CURRENT DENSITY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FLUORINE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SULFUR;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77957279695     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.180     Document Type: Article

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