An experimental feasibility study of vanadium oxide films on metallic bipolar plates for the cold start enhancement of fuel cell vehicles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 15826-15837

  Jung, Hye Mi ^a   Um, Sukkee ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cold start; Joule heating; Metallic bipolar plates; Negative temperature coefficient characteristics; Vanadium oxide thin films

Indexed keywords

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; ALKOXIDES; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BIPOLAR PLATES; COLD START; COSOLVENTS; DIPCOATING METHODS; DIRECT DETECTION; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLAT SURFACES; FROZEN WATER; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; HEATING SOURCE; HYDROLYTIC SOL-GEL; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES; PASSIVE OXIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILM; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; SELF-HEATING; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL DISSIPATION; VANADIUM OXIDE FILMS; VANADIUM OXIDE THIN FILMS; VANADIUM OXIDES; VANADIUM SESQUI-OXIDE; XPS ANALYSIS; XRD; WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGES;

ADHESION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; HEATING; ION SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; JOULE HEATING; LASERS; MASERS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; OXIDES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; VANADIUM; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; SOL-GELS;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 80054844194     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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