Resolving the three-dimensional microstructure of polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes using nanometer-scale X-ray computed tomography

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-560

  Epting, William K ^a   Gelb, Jeff ^a   Litster, Shawn ^a  

^a Scaife Hall 323 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; electrodes; microstructures; polymer electrolyte fuel cell; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

3D RECONSTRUCTION; CATALYST PARTICLES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTRODE PREPARATION; FRESNEL ZONE PLATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; LONG LIFETIME; LOW COSTS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NANO-CT; NANO-METER-SCALE; NON DESTRUCTIVE; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; PORE SPACE; PORE-SCALE SIMULATION; POROUS LAYERS; REACTANT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MICROSTRUCTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ZERNIKE PHASE CONTRAST;

BINDERS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SCANNING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856703871     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201101525     Document Type: Article

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