Polymer composites bipolar plates for PEMFCs

Energy Procedia

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 311-323

  Planes, E ^a   Flandin, L ^a   Alberola, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bipolar plates; Electrical properties; Fuel cell; Mechanical properties; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875924586     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.03.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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