Soft X-ray imaging and spectromicroscopy: New insights in chemical state and morphology of the key components in operating fuel-cells

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 10196-10210

  Bozzini, Benedetto ^a   Abyaneh, Majid Kazemian ^b   Amati, Matteo ^b   Gianoncelli, Alessandra ^b   Gregoratti, Luca ^b   Kaulich, Burkhard ^c   Kiskinova, Maya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electrochemical reactions; fuel cells; surface chemistry; X ray imaging; X ray spectromicroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CHEMICAL STATE; CORROSION PRODUCTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FUEL CELL COMPONENTS; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; IN-SITU MONITORING; MASS-TRANSPORT PROCESS; MATERIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPIC LENGTH SCALE; MULTIPLE PROCESS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION TEMPERATURE; PROTON-EXCHANGE; SOFT X-RAY; SOLID-OXIDE; SPECTROMICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TIME RESOLUTION; X RAY MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROMICROSCOPY; XRAY IMAGING;

CORROSION; DURABILITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84864612056     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201313     Document Type: Review

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