Sputtered Pt loadings of membrane electrode assemblies in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 918-927

  Lai, Yi Chieh ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^b   Tsai, Cheng Hsien ^c   Lee, Wen Jhy ^d   Chen, Ying Liang ^d  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

MEA; Nafion loading; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Pt loading; RF magnetron sputter deposition

Indexed keywords

AC-IMPEDANCE; ARGON PRESSURE; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL POLARIZATION; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE; GRAIN SIZE; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEA; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; NAFION LOADING; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PT CATALYSTS; PT LOADING; PT UTILIZATION; PT(111); RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) MAGNETRON; RF MAGNETRONS; RF-POWER;

CATHODES; CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; LOADING; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84862627885     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1883     Document Type: Article

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