Investigation of Nanographene Produced by In-Liquid Plasma for Development of Highly Durable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Evaluation of Nanographene
3.2. Supporting Pt Nanoparticles to Nanographene
3.3. Durability Evaluation of Nanographene
3.4. Power Generation Characteristic of MEA
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Gamaleev, V.; Kajikawa, K.; Takeda, K.; Hiramatsu, M. Investigation of Nanographene Produced by In-Liquid Plasma for Development of Highly Durable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. C 2018, 4, 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/c4040065
Gamaleev V, Kajikawa K, Takeda K, Hiramatsu M. Investigation of Nanographene Produced by In-Liquid Plasma for Development of Highly Durable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. C. 2018; 4(4):65. https://doi.org/10.3390/c4040065
Chicago/Turabian StyleGamaleev, Vladislav, Kengo Kajikawa, Keigo Takeda, and Mineo Hiramatsu. 2018. "Investigation of Nanographene Produced by In-Liquid Plasma for Development of Highly Durable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells" C 4, no. 4: 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/c4040065