Sulfonated graphene oxide platelets in nafion nanocomposite membrane: Advantages for application in direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 42, 2014, Pages 24357-24368

  Nicotera, I ^a   Simari, C ^a   Coppola, L ^a   Zygouri, P ^b   Gournis, D ^b   Brutti, S ^c   Minuto, F D ^a   Arico A S ^d   Sebastian, D ^d   Baglio, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d CNR ITAE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION BARRIERS; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHENE; INTERCALATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMPHIPHILIC MATERIALS; EXFOLIATED COMPOSITE; INTERCALATION CHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL AND BARRIERS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; OBSTRUCTION EFFECTS; OXYGEN-CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84949115185     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5080779     Document Type: Article

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