Three-dimensional analysis of Nafion layers in fuel cell electrodes

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lopez Haro, M ^a,b   Guetaz L ^a,b   Printemps, T ^a,b   Morin, A ^a,b   Escribano, S ^a,b   Jouneau, P H ^a,b   Bayle Guillemaud, P ^a,b   Chandezon, F ^a,b,c   Gebel, G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NAFION; NANOCOMPOSITE; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLACK CARBON; ELECTRODE; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FUEL CELL; ION CONDUCTANCE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84923299925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6229     Document Type: Article

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