Enhanced durability of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells by functionalized 2D boron nitride nanoflakes

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 7751-7758

  Oh, Keun Hwan ^a   Lee, Dongju ^b   Choo, Min Ju ^c   Park, Kwang Hyun ^c   Jeon, Seokwoo ^b   Hong, Soon Hyung ^b   Park, Jung Ki ^c   Choi, Jang Wook ^a,b  

^a Graduate School of EEWS (Energy Environment Water and Sustainability)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

boron nitride; composite membrane; durability; nanoflake; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DISPERSIONS; DURABILITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROCARBON REFINING; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EDGE FAILURES; FUNCTIONALIZED; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; NANOFLAKE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; WET/DRY CYCLES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84901684281     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5010317     Document Type: Article

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