Graphite oxide/functionalized graphene oxide and polybenzimidazole composite membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 7931-7939

  Xue, Chao ^a   Zou, Jing ^a   Sun, Zhaonan ^a   Wang, Fanghui ^a   Han, Kefei ^a   Zhu, Hong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphite oxide; High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT PEMFC); Modified graphite oxide; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; GRAPHITE; LOADING; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

GRAPHITE OXIDE; HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; ISOPHTHALIC ACID; MODIFIED GRAPHITES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); STRONG INTERACTION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84899914705     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.03.061     Document Type: Article

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