Control of nanoparticle aggregation in PEMFCs using surfactants

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-43

  Newton, Jill E ^a   Preece, Jon A ^a   Pollet, Bruno G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Nanoparticle; Pem; Platinum; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOURS; AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; CATALYTIC SITES; CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDES; FUEL CELL CATALYSTS; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATION; ONSET POTENTIAL; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEM; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE AREA; SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; TETRADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDES; WELL-DISPERSED;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84857219631     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctr023     Document Type: Article

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