An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells electrocatalyst single wall carbon nanohorns-supported

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 9016-9024

  Brandão, Lúcia ^a   Boaventura, Marta ^a   Passeira, Carolina ^a   Gattia, Daniele Mirabile ^b   Marazzi, Renzo ^b   Antisari, Marco Vittori ^b   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst Support; Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy; Fuel Cells; PEMFC; SWNH

Indexed keywords

ACID SOLUTIONS; ACID TREATMENTS; CATHODE ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORT; HYDROPHOBIC CHARACTER; INNER TUBES; OXIDIZING TREATMENT; OXYGEN FLOW; OXYGEN TREATMENT; PT NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE WALL; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOHORN; SURFACE AREA; SWNH;

CARBON BLACK; CATHODES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FUEL CELLS; NANOHORNS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84857150123     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3466     Document Type: Conference Paper

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