Nanomaterials and structures for the fourth innovation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2063-2071

  Pak, Chanho ^a   Kang, Sangkyun ^a   Suk Choi, Yeong ^a   Change, Hyuk ^a  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION ENGINES; ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NANOPOROUS CARBONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES; PERFLUORINATED MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; PROTON CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; REINFORCED MEMBRANES;

ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELLS; IONOMERS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYELECTROLYTES;

INNOVATION;

EID: 78049522848     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0280     Document Type: Review

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