Novel cathodal diffusion layer with mesoporous carbon for the passive direct methanol fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-168

  Cao, Jianyu ^a   Wang, Liangduo ^a   Song, Lingzheng ^a,b   Xu, Juan ^a   Wang, Hongning ^a   Chen, Zhidong ^a   Huang, Qinghong ^b   Yang, Hui ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Cathodal diffusion layer; Direct methanol fuel cell; Mass transfer; Membrane electrode assembly; Mesoporous carbon

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION LAYERS; DISCHARGE STABILITY; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MESOPOROUS CARBON; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

CARBON; DIFFUSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); MASS TRANSFER;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84891775790     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.140     Document Type: Article

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