Reversible and irreversible loss in performance in direct methanol fuel cells during freeze/thaw cycles

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-198

  Yang, Linlin ^a,b   Sun, Hai ^a   Wang, Suli ^a   Jiang, Luhua ^a   Sun, Gongquan ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Freeze thaw cycling; Reverse current; Reversible irreversible performance loss

Indexed keywords

FREEZE/THAW; FREEZE/THAW CYCLES; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; IRREVERSIBLE DEGRADATION; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; PERFORMANCE LOSS; REVERSE CURRENTS; SINGLE CELLS; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES;

ADSORPTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; METHANOL; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84864520973     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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