Investigation of sintered stainless steel fiber felt as gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 11334-11344

  Yi, Peiyun ^a   Peng, Linfa ^a   Lai, Xinmin ^a   Li, Mutian ^a   Ni, Jun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon film; Gas diffusion layer; Performance; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Sintered stainless steel fiber felt

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON (A-C); BIPOLAR PLATES; CLOSED FIELD UNBALANCED MAGNETRONS; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; FLUID PERMEABILITY; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIFETIME TESTS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MICROSCOPIC MORPHOLOGY; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; SINGLE CELLS; SINTERED STAINLESS STEEL;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON FILMS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FELT; FELTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL FIBERS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CARBON; CONDUCTIVITY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; FELTS; FUEL CELLS; GAS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; THIN FILMS;

EID: 84863619268     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.161     Document Type: Article

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