Nanoscale titania ceramic composite supports for PEM fuel cells

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2046-2054

  Armstrong, Karen J ^a   Elbaz, Lior ^a   Bauer, Eve ^a   Burrell, Anthony K ^a   McCleskey, Thomas M ^a   Brosha, Eric L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACIDIC AQUEOUS CONDITIONS; ANATASE PHASE; CERAMIC COMPOSITES; CERAMIC SUPPORTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORMING GAS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INCIPIENT WETNESS; NANO SCALE; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PEM FUEL CELL; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIUM-BASED; TUBE FURNACES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

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EID: 84864571932     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.169     Document Type: Article

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