Development of composite-metal hybrid bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12504-12512

  Lim, Jun Woo ^a   Lee, Dai Gil ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Carbon composite; Hybrid; Plasma surface treatment; Pre form; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON COMPOSITES; HYBRID; PLASMA SURFACE TREATMENT; PRE-FORM;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; METAL FOIL; METALS; PLASMAS; PLATE METAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE TREATMENT;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; FUEL CELLS; METAL FOIL; RESISTIVITY; STRESSES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 84865014768     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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