Ni-P and Ni-Co-P coated aluminum alloy 5251 substrates as metallic bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 7677-7688

  Fetohi, Amani E ^a   Abdel Hameed, R M ^b   El Khatib, K M ^a   Souaya, Eglal R ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Interfacial Contact resistance; Ni Co P; Ni P; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AIR SATURATED SOLUTIONS; BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON PAPER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COATED SUBSTRATES; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION CURRENT DENSITIES; CORROSION POTENTIALS; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; ELECTROLESS; ELECTROLESS METHODS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; INTERFACIAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES; NI-CO-P; NI-P; PEM FUEL CELL; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION TECHNIQUE; POTENTIOSTATIC TESTS; POWER SUPPLY; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE-MODIFIED;

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; COATINGS; COBALT; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84860299414     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.145     Document Type: Article

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