Direct Methanol Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Non-Platinum Group Metal Cathode based on Iron-Aminoantipyrine Catalyst

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 175, Issue , 2015, Pages 202-208

  Janarthanan, Rajeswari ^a   Serov, Alexey ^b   Pilli, Satyananda Kishore ^a   Gamarra, Daniel A ^a   Atanassov, Plamen ^b   Hibbs, Michael R ^c   Herring, Andrew M ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b MSC01 1070   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion Exchange Membrane; Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; Fuel Cell; non Platinum Group Metal Catalyst; Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS;

ALKALINE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; CATHODE CATALYST; NON-PLATINUM; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PLATINUM CATHODES;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84940712956     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.209     Document Type: Article

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