Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering

CM Jeffries, J Ilavsky, A Martel, S Hinrichs… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a technique that is able to probe the structural organization
of matter and quantify its response to changes in external conditions. X-ray and neutron …

Engineering catalyst layers for next‐generation polymer electrolyte fuel cells: a review of design, materials, and methods

TAM Suter, K Smith, J Hack, L Rasha… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are a promising replacement for the fossil fuel–
dependent automotive and energy sectors. They have become increasingly commercialized …

High-temperature low-humidity proton exchange membrane with “stream-reservoir” ionic channels for high-power-density fuel cells

P Guan, Y Zou, M Zhang, W Zhong, J Xu, J Lei… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) proton exchange membrane (PEM) is the key component
for hydrogen fuel cells (FCs). We used in situ synchrotron scattering to investigate the PEM …

Modulating Perfluorinated Ionomer Functionality via Sidechain Chemistry

A Bird, M Lindell, DI Kushner, A Haug… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ionomers are important to electrode function in energy conversion devices, such as fuel cells
and electrolyzers, as the catalyst‐binding nanometer‐thick films under confinement, which …

Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review

X Yan, Z Xu, S Yuan, A Han, Y Shen, X Cheng… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the properties of perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes (10–100 s μm thick) in
proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been well studied for decades, the …

A systematic analysis of Cu-based membrane-electrode assemblies for CO 2 reduction through multiphysics simulation

LC Weng, AT Bell, AZ Weber - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper-based membrane-electrode assemblies (Cu-MEAs) hold promise for increasing the
energy efficiency for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2+ products, while …

Rational Materials and Structure Design for Improving the Performance and Durability of High Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes (HT‐PEMs)

J Song, W Zhao, L Zhou, H Meng, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen energy as the next‐generation clean energy carrier has attracted the attention of
both academic and industrial fields. A key limit in the current stage is the operation …

Balancing the pre-aggregation and crystallization kinetics enables high efficiency slot-die coated organic solar cells with reduced non-radiative recombination losses

B Lin, X Zhou, H Zhao, J Yuan, K Zhou… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Slot-die coating being compatible with the roll-to-roll technique has been regarded as a
promising tool for upscaling the manufacturing of organic solar cells (OSCs). However, there …

Impact of catalyst ink dispersing solvent on PEM fuel cell performance and durability

C Lei, F Yang, N Macauley, M Spinetta… - Journal of the …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The dispersing solvent used for fuel cell catalyst ink preparation plays a vital role in
establishing the resulting morphology of the electrode layers, which in turn will impact the …

Utilizing ink composition to tune bulk-electrode gas transport, performance, and operational robustness for a Fe–N–C catalyst in polymer electrolyte fuel cell

L Osmieri, G Wang, FC Cetinbas, S Khandavalli, J Park… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
With lower site density and turnover frequency, platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalysts
based electrodes are often greater than 50 μm thick in order to increase performance across …