Effect of electrode surface area distribution on high current density performance of PEM fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Debe, Mark K ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTLER-VOLMER EQUATION; CATALYST SURFACES; CATHODE LOADING; DISTANCE METRICS; ELECTRODE SURFACE AREA; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; KINETIC GAS THEORY; KNUDSEN; MODEL-BASED OPC; MOLECULE SURFACE; PEM FUEL CELL; PER UNIT VOLUME; PT LOADING; SCALING FACTORS; SURFACE AREA;

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; FUEL CELLS; PHYSISORPTION; PLATINUM;

LOADING;

EID: 84857426366     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.032201jes     Document Type: Article

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