Nanostructured Pd barrier for low methanol crossover DMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2801-2811

  Casalegno, A ^a   Bresciani, F ^a   Di Noto, V ^b,c   Casari, C S ^a   Li Bassi, A ^a   Negro, E ^b,c   Marchesi, R ^a   Di Fonzo, F ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c INSTM   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barrier; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol crossover; PLD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895057452     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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