Combined synchrotron X-ray radiography and tomography study of water transport in gas diffusion layers

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 689-692

  Markotter H ^a   Manke, I ^a   Haussmann J ^a   Arlt, T ^a   Klages, M ^b   Kruger P ^b,e   Hartnig, C ^b,f   Scholta, J ^b   Muller B R ^c   Riesemeier, H ^c   Banhart, J ^a,d  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^c BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e Siehe Oben   (Germany)

^f Chemetall GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; PORE SPACE; POROUS CARBONS; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER TRANSPORT;

CARBON FIBERS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TOMOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

CARBON FIBER; ELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; GAS DIFFUSION; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY;

EID: 84879854924     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2012.0410     Document Type: Article

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