Investigation of porous carbon and carbon nanotube layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 457-464

  Jung, Guo Bin ^a   Tzeng, Wei Jen ^a   Jao, Ting Chu ^a   Liu, Yu Hsu ^a   Yeh, Chia Chen ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNT); Gas diffusion layer (GDL); Micro porous layer (MPL); Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; LOADING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

CARBON LOADINGS; CARBON PAPER; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; POROUS CARBONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DIFFUSION; FUEL CELL; FULLERENE; GAS FLOW; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 84869864764     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

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