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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2007.10.4.270

Comparison of Cell Performance with Physical Properties of Gas Diffusion Layers in PEMFCs  

Lee, Ji-Jung (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Kim, In-Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Zhang, Yan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Lee, Hong-Ki (Department of Advanced Material Engineering, Woosuk University)
Shim, Joong-Pyo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.10, no.4, 2007 , pp. 270-278 More about this Journal
Abstract
PEMFC electrodes with various gas diffusion layers (GDL) were characterized to find out the effect of GDL on fuel cell performance. The physical properties of GDL such as electric conductivity, porosity, air permeability, water flux, PTFE content, etc had close relationship each other and affected on the variation of the cell performance. It was observed that the micro-porous layer (MPL) on carbon paper or cloth changed the physical properties of GDL and changed the cell performance. The variation of cell performance as a function of the physical properties of GDL showed different behaviors according to the amount of current density.
Keywords
PEMFC; Gas diffusion layer; Micro-porous layer; MEA;
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