Preparation and characterization of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for PEMFC

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-152

  Firtina, Irem ^a,b   Güner, Sitki ^a   Albostan, Ayhan ^a  

^a BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Catalyst ink; Hydrogen energy; MEA; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON PAPER; CATALYST LAYERS; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CURRENT INTERRUPT METHOD; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DIFFUSION LAYERS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; FUEL CELL TESTS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH-CURRENT; HYDROGEN ENERGY; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; I - V CURVE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LOAD APPLICATION; MAXIMUM POWER; MEA; MEA PREPARATION; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; PEMFC; PT/C CATALYSTS; SEM;

ASTATINE; CARBON BLACK; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; INK; OXYGEN; PAPER; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REDOX REACTIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 78751530294     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1773     Document Type: Article

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