Sulfated zirconium oxide as electrode and electrolyte additive for direct methanol fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 11241-11249

  Iannaci, Alessandro ^a   Mecheri, Barbara ^a   D'Epifanio, Alessandra ^a   Licoccia, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Membrane electrode assembly; Oxygen reduction reaction; Platinum sulfated zirconia catalyst

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXIDES; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CARBON-CLOTH ELECTRODES; COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); INTERFACE STABILITIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; VOLTAMMETRIC TECHNIQUES; ZIRCONIA CATALYSTS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84903272312     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.121     Document Type: Article

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