Durability and degradation mechanism of titanium nitride based electrocatalysts for PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell applications

Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 545-553

  Avasarala, Bharat ^a   Haldar, Pradeep ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst support corrosion; Electrocatalyst; PEM fuel cells; Pt TiN; TiN; XPS

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TIN; TITANIUM NITRIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCELERATED DURABILITY TESTS; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

AGGLOMERATION; ALLOY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; CELL ORGANELLE; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84880790957     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.05.021     Document Type: Article

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