Electrochemical behavior of surface treated metal bipolar plates used in passive direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 867-872

  Yang, Chun ^a   Wang, Jinhai ^a   Xie, Xiaofeng ^a   Wang, Shubo ^a   Mao, Zongqiang ^a   Wang, Hairen ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corrosion resistance; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Electrochemical performance; Metal bipolar plate; Passive direct methanol fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CORROSION CURRENT DENSITIES; DIRECT METHANOL; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION CURVES; POTENTIOSTATIC TESTS; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT; SINGLE FUELS; TAFEL SLOPES; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CATHODES; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PLATE METAL; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84655165077     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.033     Document Type: Article

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