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3D Water Management in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells toward Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Wataru Yoshimune, Yuki Higuchi, Akihiko Kato, Shogo Hibi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Hayashida, Hiroshi Nozaki, Takenao Shinohara, Satoru Kato

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 8· Issue 8
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Abstract

A multiscale water visualization technique for polymer electrolyte fuel cells was established by using operando multiprobe radiography with pulsed spallation neutron and synchrotron X-ray sources. The three-dimensional water distribution revealed that water back-diffusion from the cathode to the anode significantly contributes to the “drainability” of practical polymer electrolyte fuel cells toward fuel cell electric vehicles.
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Energy storagePolymers

OpenAlex topics: Fuel Cells and Related Materials · Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Conducting polymers and applications

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Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan

Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan

Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

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