Gas Transport Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Thin Films on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

Langmuir

Volumn 31, Issue 36, 2015, Pages 9853-9858

  Liu, Hang ^a   Epting, William K ^a   Litster, Shawn ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; CATALYST POISONING; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; IONIZATION OF GASES; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER FILMS; POROUS MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

ADDITIONAL RESISTANCES; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE; NANO-SCALE CONFINEMENTS; NANOPOROUS SUBSTRATE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; RESISTANCE MECHANISMS;

SURFACE RESISTANCE;

EID: 84941662533     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02487     Document Type: Article

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