Graphene as catalyst support: The influences of carbon additives and catalyst preparation methods on the performance of PEM fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-150

  Marinkas, Angela ^a   Arena, Francesco ^a   Mitzel, Jens ^a   Prinz, Günther M ^b   Heinzel, Angelika ^c   Peinecke, Volker ^c   Natter, Harald ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Fuel Cell Research Center GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK PARTICLES; CATALYST PREPARATION METHODS; CATALYSTS EFFICIENCY; COMMERCIAL STANDARDS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SPECTROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES;

ADDITIVES; CARBON BLACK; GRAPHENE; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); ROOFS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84876408679     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.02.043     Document Type: Article

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