Inductive effect on the fuel cell cathode impedance spectrum at high frequencies

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Cruz Manzo, Samuel ^a   Chen, Rui ^a   Rama, Pratap ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Charnwood Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathode impedance model; Cathode impedance spectra; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Inductive effect; Kramers Kronig relations

Indexed keywords

CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; EIS MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRONIC LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL INDUCTANCE; FUEL CELL CATHODES; HIGH FREQUENCY; IMPEDANCE DATA; IMPEDANCE MODELS; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; INDUCTIVE EFFECTS; IONIC RESISTANCE; KRAMERS-KRONIG; MATHEMATICAL RELATION; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MEMBRANE INTERFACE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS;

CABLES; CATHODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; INDUCTANCE; KRAMERS-KRONIG RELATIONS; MEASUREMENTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866887183     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007115     Document Type: Article

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