Catalyst layers and fabrication

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Materials Properties and Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-105

  Xie, Zhong ^a   Song, Chaojie ^a   Wilkinson, David P ^b   Zhang, Jiujun ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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