Development of gas diffusion electrodes for low relative humidity proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2213-2220

  Huang, Y F ^a   Kannan, A M ^b   Chang, C S ^a   Lin, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Gas diffusion layer; Membrane electrode assembly; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HYDROPHILIC CHARACTERISTICS; INCORPORATION METHOD; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; POLARIZATION CURVES; POLYANILINE NANOFIBERS; POWER DENSITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SINGLE CELL PERFORMANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION COATINGS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRODES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GASES; MEMBRANES; PLATINUM; POLYANILINE; PROTONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79551618755     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.063     Document Type: Article

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