Degradation of a cathode catalyst layer in pem meas subjected to automotive-specific test conditions

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 594-606

  Lee, Stephen ^a   Bessarabov, Dmitri ^a   Vohra, Rajeev ^a  

^a Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polymer electrolyte membrane (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell; Pt catalyst; Pt dissolution; Pt alloy catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POST MORTEM ANALYSIS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT CATALYSTS; PT DISSOLUTIONS; TEST CONDITION;

CATALYSTS; DISSOLUTION; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84897585999     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070903364707     Document Type: Article

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