In situ observation of water distribution and behaviour in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell by synchrotron X-ray imaging

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-334

  Mukaide, Taihei ^a   Mogi, Satoshi ^a   Yamamoto, Jun ^a   Morita, Akira ^a   Koji, Shinnosuke ^a   Takada, Kazuhiro ^a   Uesugi, Kentaro ^b   Kajiwara, Kentaro ^b   Noma, Takashi ^a  

^a CANON INC   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ synchrotron X ray imaging; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; HYDRAULICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; POWER GENERATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SPECIFICATIONS; SYNCHROTRONS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CCD DETECTORS; CELL PERFORMANCES; GAS-DIFFUSION LAYER (GDL); GD2O2S:TB; HIGH-SPATIAL-RESOLUTION; IN SITU OBSERVATIONS; IN SITU VISUALIZATION; INITIAL STATES; INTERNATIONAL (CO); LENS SYSTEMS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL (PEFC); SYNCHROTRON X RAY IMAGING; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER FLOW (IGC: D7/E14); X RAY IMAGES;

WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 46149092814     PISSN: 09090495     EISSN: 16005775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0909049508006638     Document Type: Article

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