Modification of a Nafion membrane by n-dodecyltrimethylammonium cation inclusion for potential application in DMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4023-4029

  De Yuso, Ma Del Valle Martínez ^a   Cuberes, Ma Teresa ^b   Romero, Virginia ^a   Neves, Luisa ^c   Coelhoso, Isabel ^c   Crespo, Joao G ^c   Rodríguez Castellón, Enrique ^a   Benavente, Juana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AFM; Impedance spectroscopy; Methanol permeation; n Dodecyltrimethylammonium cation; Nafion; XPS

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; PERMEATION; POSITIVE IONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; HYDROPHOBIC CHARACTER; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL PERMEATION; NAFION; PROTON EXCHANGE MECHANISMS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84894070153     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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