The influence of pt loading, support and nafion content on the performance of direct methanol fuel cells: Examined on the example of the cathode

Fuel Cells

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 286-300

  Xue, X ^a   Bock, C ^a   Birry, L ^a   MacDougall, B R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathode; DMFC; Nafion; Pt Vulcan Catalyst; Supported Catalyst

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED CO; ANODE LOADING; CARBON LOADINGS; CATALYST PREPARATION; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE ELECTRODES; CATHODE LOADING; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DMFC; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; GAS DIFFUSIVITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; KETJEN BLACK; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NAFION; NAFION CONTENTS; NAFION IONOMERS; NANO-SIZED; POLYOL METHODS; PT LOADING; PT/C LOADING; PT/VULCAN CATALYST; SUPPORTED CATALYSTS; SURFACE AREA; VULCAN XC72; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CATHODES; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOADING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 79954498352     PISSN: 16156846     EISSN: 16156854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.200900204     Document Type: Article

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