Enhanced performance of a passive direct methanol fuel cell with decreased Nafion aggregate size within the anode catalytic layer

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 10000-10005

  Yuan, Ting ^a,b   Kang, Yongying ^a,b   Chen, Ji ^a   Du, Chong ^a   Qiao, Yongjin ^a   Xue, Xinzhong ^a   Zou, Zhiqing ^a   Yang, Hui ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Catalyst utilization; Direct methanol fuel cell; Membrane electrode assembly; Nafion ionomer

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATE SIZES; AGGREGATE SIZE; ANODIC REACTIONS; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; CATALYST UTILIZATION; CATALYTIC LAYERS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIRECT METHANOL; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY; MONO-DISPERSED; NAFION IONOMERS; NAFION LOADING; PASSIVE DMFC;

CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); IONOMERS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79960923270     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.059     Document Type: Article

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