Experimental study on carbon corrosion of the gas diffusion layer in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 12436-12443

  Ha, Taehun ^a   Cho, Junhyun ^a   Park, Jaeman ^a   Min, Kyoungdoug ^a   Kim, Han Sang ^b   Lee, Eunsook ^c   Jyoung, Jy Young ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Hyupjin IandC ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon corrosion; Degradation; Durability; Gas diffusion layer; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON CORROSION; DEGRADATION FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROPERTY CHANGES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS;

CARBON; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; FLOW OF GASES;

CORROSION; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 80052786407     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.098     Document Type: Article

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