Surface modification of gas diffusion layers by inorganic nanomaterials for performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells at low RH conditions.
Cindrella L, Kannan AM, Ahmad R, Thommes M (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Subtype: other
Publication year: 2009
Journal
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Book Volume: 34
Pages Range: 6377-6383-6383
Journal Issue: 15
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.086
Abstract
Prompted by our earlier study that fumed silica on gas diffusion layer (GDL) favored a performance improvement of the single fuel cell at lower RH conditions, the present study has been carried out with inorg. oxides in the nanoscale such as TiO2, Al2O3, com. available mixed oxides, hydrophilic silica and aerosil silica. The structure of each of the oxide coating on the GDL surface has resulted in refinement with graded pore dimension as seen from the Hg porosimetry data. The fuel cell evaluation at various RH conditions (50-100%) revealed that the performance of all the inorg. oxides loaded GDL is very high compared to that of pristine GDL. The results confirm our earlier observation that inorg. oxides on GDL bring about structural refinement favorable for the transport of gases, and their water retaining capacity enable a high performance of the fuel cell even at low RH conditions. [on SciFinder(R)]
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Arizona State University (ASU)
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Quantachrome Instruments
United States (USA) (US)
United States (USA) (US)
Quantachrome Instruments
United States (USA) (US)
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APA:
Cindrella, L., Kannan, A.M., Ahmad, R., & Thommes, M. (2009). Surface modification of gas diffusion layers by inorganic nanomaterials for performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells at low RH conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(15), 6377-6383-6383. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.086
MLA:
Cindrella, L., et al. "Surface modification of gas diffusion layers by inorganic nanomaterials for performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells at low RH conditions." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34.15 (2009): 6377-6383-6383.
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