The effect of binder content on the performance of a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell produced with reactive spray deposition technology

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 177, Issue , 2015, Pages 190-200

  Kim, Siwon ^a,b   Myles, Timothy D ^b   Kunz, H Russel ^a,b   Kwak, Dongwook ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a,b   Maric, Radenka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Connecticut ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; High temperature PEMFC; Phosphoric acid; PTFE binder; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CARBON; CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELLS (PAFC); PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TEMPERATURE;

CATALYST LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE AREA; HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PEMFC; OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); SPRAY DEPOSITION;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84941421541     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.02.025     Document Type: Article

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