Membrane electrode assembly degradation by dry/wet gas on a PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 13125-13130

  Kang, Jungtak ^a   Kim, Junbom ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degradation; PEMFC; Wet dry gas repetition

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CROSS-OVER CURRENTS; DRY GAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS INJECTION; HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELL; PEMFC; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POWER SOURCES; SHUT DOWN; START-UPS; WET GAS; WET/DRY CYCLES; WET/DRY GAS REPETITION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION; GASES; ION EXCHANGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 78049473991     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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