Impedance analysis of the effect of flooding in the cathode catalyst layer of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 720-729

  Nara, Hiroki ^a   Momma, Toshiyuki ^a   Osaka, Tetsuya ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flooding; Impedance; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Primary and secondary pores; Transmission line model

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC REACTIONS; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; SECONDARY PORES; TRANSMISSION LINE MODELING;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FUEL CELLS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; TOOLS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

FLOODS;

EID: 84890554625     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.055     Document Type: Article

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