The effect of Nafion ionomer loading coated on gas diffusion electrodes with in-situ grown Pt nanowires and their durability in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4386-4393

  Du, Shangfeng ^a   Millington, Benjamin ^a   Pollet, Bruno G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Durability; Gas diffusion electrode (GDE); Ionomer; PEM fuel cell; Pt nanowire

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; DEGRADATION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE (GDE); GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; IN-SITU; IONOMER LOADING; NAFION IONOMERS; PEM FUEL CELL; PT NANOWIRES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE NANOSTRUCTURE; WET-CHEMICAL APPROACH;

CATALYSTS; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DURABILITY; ELECTRODES; GASES; LOADING; MEMBRANES; NANOWIRES; PLATINUM; PROTONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TESTING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79952536565     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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