journal article·2025-08Open access

Advances in membranes and electrocatalysts to optimize proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

Naeimeh Rajabalizadeh Mojarrad, Ahmet Can Kırlıoğlu, Burak Ölmez, Ali Ansari Hamedani, Merve Buldu-Akturk, Mohammed Ahmed Zabara, Alp Yürüm, Cengiz S. Ozkan, Selmiye Alkan Gürsel, Begüm Yarar Kaplan, Mihrimah Ozkan

Cell Reports Physical Science· Volume 6· Issue 8

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