The preparation of self-humidifying Nafion/various Pt-containing SiO 2 composite membranes and their application in PEMFC

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 421-422, Issue , 2012, Pages 318-326

  Yang, H N ^a   Cho, S H ^a   Kim, W J ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite membrane; Pt containing silica; Sulfonation; Water uptake; Zero humidity

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRON LOSS; NAFION MEMBRANE; OXIDATION STATE OF PT; PT NANOPARTICLES; SELF-HUMIDIFYING; SILICA CONTENT; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SULFONIC GROUP; TRANSFER NETWORK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROGRAPH; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLATINUM; SILICA; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HUMIDITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84865995236     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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