Sulfonated poly(ether sulfone)-based silica nanocomposite membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7152-7161

  Krishnan, N Nambi ^a   Henkensmeier, Dirk ^a   Jang, Jong Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyoung Juhn ^a   Rebbin, Vivian ^b   Oh, In Hwan ^a   Hong, Seong Ahn ^a   Nam, Suk Woo ^a   Lim, Tae Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

High temperature PEMFC; SAXS; Silica nanocomposite membrane; Silica nanoparticle; Sulfonated poly(ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; SAXS; SILICA NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER SULFONE); HIGH-TEMPERATURE PEMFC; SILICA NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SULFONATED POLY (ETHER SULFONE);

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BALL MILLING; ETHERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 79955895811     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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