Inorganic-organic membranes based on Nafion, [(ZrO 2) ·(HfO 2) 0.25] and [(SiO 2) ·(HfO 2) 0.28]. Part I: Synthesis, thermal stability and performance in a single PEMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6199-6214

  Di Noto, Vito ^a,b   Boaretto, Nicola ^a   Negro, Enrico ^a   Giffin, Guinevere A ^a   Lavina, Sandra ^a   Polizzi, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fabrication and testing of membrane electrode assemblies; Hybrid inorganic organic proton conducting membranes; Nafion; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; Thermogravimetric measurements; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

BACK PRESSURES; CORE-SHELL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HOST POLYMERS; HYBRID INORGANIC-ORGANIC; HYBRID MEMBRANE; INORGANIC-ORGANIC; MASS FRACTION; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MICROSCOPIC INTERACTION; NAFION; NANO-FILLERS; NANOFILLER; OPERATING CONDITION; POLARIZATION CURVES; PROTON CONDUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SINGLE FUELS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENT; WATER UPTAKE; WATER VAPOUR;

HAFNIUM OXIDES; MEMBRANES; PROTONS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84858288372     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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