Conductivity and superhydrophobic effect on PFPE-modified porous carbonaceous materials

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6277-6284

  Sansotera, Maurizio ^a   Navarrini, Walter ^a   Gola, Massimo ^a   Dotelli, Giovanni ^a   Stampino, Paola Gallo ^a   Bianchi, Claudia L ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Gas diffusion layer; Microporous layer; Water management

Indexed keywords

CARBON CLOTHS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; COVALENT LINKAGE; COVALENTLY BONDED; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; MODIFIED CARBON; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE AREA ANALYSIS; WATER DROPLETS;

CARBON BLACK; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84858288824     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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