High Performance plasma sputtered PdPt fuel cell electrodes with ultra low loading

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 8429-8434

  Mougenot, M ^a,b   Caillard, A ^a   Brault, P ^a   Baranton, S ^c   Coutanceau, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b Agence Innovation MID   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Catalyst thin film; High efficiency; Low Pt content; Palladium; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PRESSURE; ANODE CATALYSTS; CARBON PAPER; DENSITY PROFILE; ELECTRODE STRUCTURE; FUEL CELL ELECTRODES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA; LOW LOADING; LOW PT CONTENT; PLASMA SPUTTERING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; PLATINUM; USER INTERFACES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79958117695     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.080     Document Type: Article

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