Effect of electrode surface area distribution on high current density performance of pem fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Debe, Mark K ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTLER-VOLMER EQUATION; CATALYST SURFACES; DISTANCE METRICS; ELECTRODE SURFACE AREA; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; KINETIC GAS THEORY; TRANSPORT MODELS;

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; PHYSISORPTION; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

LOADING;

EID: 84875707480     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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