Diagnosis of MEA degradation under accelerated relative humidity cycling

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5045-5052

  Vengatesan, S ^a,b   Fowler, Michael W ^a   Yuan, Xiao Zi ^b   Wang, Haijiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Durability; MEA degradation; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; RH cycling; Selective permeability

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; CELL OPERATION; CELL PERFORMANCE; DEGRADATION RATE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; FLUORIDE RELEASE; IN-CELL; INFRA RED; MATERIAL DEGRADATION; MEA DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RH CYCLING; SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY; SINGLE CELLS; VARYING TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DURABILITY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DEGRADATION;

EID: 79952988881     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.01.088     Document Type: Article

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