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A new paradigm for PEMFC ultra-thin electrode water management at low temperatures

Steinbach et al., 2010

Document ID
17320647761472318297
Author
Steinbach A
Debe M
Wong J
Kurkowski M
Haug A
Peppin D
Deppe S
Hendricks S
Fischer E
Publication year
Publication venue
ECS Transactions

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In this paper, we provide initial results of a novel method which dramatically improved the performance of ultra-thin electrode polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells under highly watercondensing operating conditions, realized via modification of the anode gas diffusion …
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