Durability improvement at high current density by graphene networks on PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 11706-11712

  Sung, Chia Chi ^a   Liu, Chao Yang ^a   Cheng, Colin C J ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Durability; Graphene; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CURRENT DENSITY; DURABILITY; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CATALYST LAYERS; CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVES; DURABILITY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84904059962     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.154     Document Type: Article

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