The effect of carbon supports on the performance of platinum/carbon nanotubes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 570, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 221-229

  Chiang, Yu Chun ^a   Hsieh, Min Kuei ^a   Hsu, He Hong ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrocatalytic activity; Platinum; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CITRIC ACID; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; NITROGEN; PLATINUM; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLARIZATION TESTS; WET CHEMICAL PROCESS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84912016091     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.04.028     Document Type: Article

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