The degradation study of Nafion/PTFE composite membrane in PEM fuel cell under accelerated stress tests

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 14381-14390

  Wu, Bingbing ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Shi, Weiyu ^b   Liu, Wenming ^a   Liu, Jianguo ^a   Xing, Danmin ^b   Yao, Yingfang ^a   Hou, Zhongjun ^b   Ming, Pingwen ^b   Gu, Jun ^a   Zou, Zhigang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sunrise Power Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Accelerated stress tests; Hydrogen crossover; Mechanical failure; Nafion PTFE degradation; PEM fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHEMICAL ATTACK; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PERMEATION; STRESSES;

ACCELERATED STRESS; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; HOT-PRESSING PROCESS; HYDROGEN PERMEATION CURRENT; MECHANICAL FAILURES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84906318151     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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