Effects of hybrid carbon fillers of polymer composite bipolar plates on the performance of direct methanol fuel cells

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-105

  Lee, Joong Hee ^a   Lee, Jin Sun ^a   Kuila, Tapas ^a,b   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Jung, Daeseung ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b CSIR CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructures; E. Compression molding

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; CONDUCTING FILLERS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; E. COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; PARTICULATE FILLERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON BLACK; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FILLERS;

EID: 84877800682     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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