Analysis of performance losses of direct methanol fuel cell with methanol tolerant PtCoRu/C cathode electrode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 7119-7130

  Escudero Cid, R ^a   Hernandez Fernandez P ^a   Perez Flores J C ^b   Rojas, S ^c   Garcia Rodriguez S ^c   Fatas E ^a,c   Ocon P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

DMFC; Durability; EIS; Methanol tolerance; PtCoRu C

Indexed keywords

AC-IMPEDANCE; ANODE REACTION; CATHODE ELECTRODES; CATHODE REACTIONS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; EIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; LONG TERM STABILITY; LONG-TERM STABILITY TEST; LOSS OF PERFORMANCE; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL TOLERANCE; METHANOL TOLERANT; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PERFORMANCE LOSS; POTENTIAL STEPS; POWER DENSITIES; PTCORU/C; STABILITY TESTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

CATHODES; DEGRADATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DURABILITY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PLATINUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

METHANOL;

EID: 84859219241     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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