A review of metallic bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Materials and fabrication methods

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Karimi, Shahram ^a,b   Fraser, Norman ^a   Roberts, Bronwyn ^a   Foulkes, Frank R ^b  

^a Lambton College   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; COVERING MATERIAL; DIFFERENT CLASS; FABRICATION METHOD; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES; POWER SOURCES; REACTANT GAS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

FABRICATION;

EID: 84866153941     PISSN: 16878434     EISSN: 16878442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/828070     Document Type: Review

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