Enhanced transport properties in polymer electrolyte composite membranes with graphene oxide sheets

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 5395-5402

  Choi, Bong Gill ^a   Huh, Yun Suk ^b   Park, Young Chul ^c   Jung, Doo Hwan ^c   Hong, Won Hi ^a   Park, Hoseok ^d  

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

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILICS; CELL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH PERFORMANCE FUEL CELLS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; IONIC CHANNELS; IONIC CLUSTERS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NANO-FILLERS; NON-POLAR; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TWO DOMAINS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYELECTROLYTES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84866422599     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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