Nanocomposite proton exchange membranes based on Nafion containing Fe2TiO5 nanoparticles in water and alcohol environments for PEMFC

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-81

  Hooshyari, Khadijeh ^a   Javanbakht, Mehran ^a   Naji, Leila ^a   Enhessari, Morteza ^a,b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fe2TiO5 nanoparticles; Nafion; Nanocomposite membranes; PEMFCs; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION OF NANO PARTICLES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; NAFION; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PEMFCS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TIO;

DISPERSIONS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ALCOHOL; IRON; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DISPERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84890870499     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.033     Document Type: Article

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