Fuel Cells - Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells | Membranes: Spatially Resolved Measurements

Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 775-786

  Roduner, E ^a   Hiesgen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b ESSLINGEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrochemical atomic force microscopy; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Inhomogeneity of PEMFC membranes; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027977753     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452745-5.00938-2     Document Type: Chapter

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