Improvement of PEMFC performance with Nafion/inorganic nanocomposite membrane electrode assembly prepared by ultrasonic coating technique

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 16748-16758

  Devrim, Yilser ^a   Erkan, Serdar ^a   Baç, Nurcan ^b   Eroglu, Inci ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Membrane electrode assembly; Nanocomposite membrane; PEM fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane; TiSiO 4; Ultrasonic coating

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TISIO 4; ULTRASONIC COATING;

EID: 84867396743     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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