Carbon composite hybrid bipolar plates with bypass-connected gas diffusion layers for PEM fuel cells

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 557-563

  Lim, Jun Woo ^a   Lee, Dai Gil ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Carbon composite; Gas diffusion layer; Graphite; Hybrid; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; COATING METHODS; COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRON CONDUCTION; FLOW CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GRAPHITE FOILS; HIGH STRENGTH; HYBRID; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL SUPPORT; UNIT CELLS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GRAPHITE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; GAS; GRAPHITE; PLATES; RESISTIVITY;

EID: 84868093150     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.08.030     Document Type: Article

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