High performance and durability of order-structured cathode catalyst layer based on TiO 2 @PANI core-shell nanowire arrays

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 406, Issue , 2017, Pages 69-76

  Chen, Ming ^a   Wang, Meng ^a   Yang, Zhaoyi ^a   Wang, Xindong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Durability; Order structured cathode catalyst layer; Performance; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; TiO 2 @PANI core shell nanowires

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DURABILITY; NANOWIRES; PLATINUM; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TESTS; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CORE-SHELL NANOWIRES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PERFORMANCE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 85013861808     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.296     Document Type: Article

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