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Quantification of Material Property Changes During Electrode Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Using X-ray Computed Tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Robin T. White ,
Sebastian Eberhardt ,
Marina Najm ,
Francesco P. Orfino ,
Monica Dutta  and
Erik Kjeang
Robin T. White
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC, Canada.
Sebastian Eberhardt
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC, Canada.
Marina Najm
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC, Canada.
Francesco P. Orfino
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC, Canada.
Monica Dutta
Affiliation:
Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby BC, Canada
Erik Kjeang
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC, Canada.

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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 23 , Supplement S1: Proceedings of Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 , July 2017 , pp. 2044 - 2045
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© Microscopy Society of America 2017 

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