Bipolar plates made of plain weave carbon/epoxy composite for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 4300-4308

  Kim, Minkook ^a   Yu, Ha Na ^a   Lim, Jun Woo ^a   Lee, Dai Gil ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon composite; Carbon composite bipolar plate; Electrical conductivity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Through thickness direction

Indexed keywords

CARBON COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; CARBON COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; THROUGH-THICKNESS DIRECTION;

CARBON FIBERS; COATINGS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; WEAVING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CARBON FIBERS; COATINGS; COMPOSITES; DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; RESISTANCE; RESISTIVITY; THICKNESS; WEAVING;

EID: 84856708944     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.125     Document Type: Article

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