Materials, morphologies and structures of MEAs in DMFCs

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2494-2515

  Kamarudin, S K ^a   Hashim, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Mass transport; Membrane electrode assembly

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION LAYERS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE LAYERS; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; FABRICATION METHOD; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; POWER NEEDS; STRUCTURE LAYERS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); MASS TRANSFER;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84858387116     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.073     Document Type: Review

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