Degradation of perfluorinated sulfonic acid films: An in-situ infrared spectro-electrochemical study

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1707-1713

  Fang, Xiang ^a   Shen, Pei Kang ^a   Song, Shuqin ^a   Stergiopoulos, Vaios ^b   Tsiakaras, Panagiotis ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

In situ Fourier transform infrared; Membrane degradation; Perfluorinated sulfonic acid; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; Spectro electrochemistry

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MEMBRANE DEGRADATION; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78649446328     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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