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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Gas Diffusion Layer for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Review.

Hui Guo, Lubing Chen, Sara Adeeba Ismail, Lulu Jiang, Shihang Guo, Jie Gu, Xiaorong Zhang, Yifeng Li, Yuwen Zhu, Zihan Zhang and 1 more

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hui GuoCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Lubing ChenCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Sara Adeeba IsmailCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Lulu JiangCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Shihang GuoCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Jie GuCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Xiaorong ZhangCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Yifeng LiCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Yuwen ZhuCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Zihan ZhangCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.
Donglin HanCollege of Energy, Soochow University, No 1 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1692-8850

Funding

Key Technology Initiative of Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau SYG202011National Key R&D Program of China 2020YFB1505703Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20211071Project of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Jiangsu Province JSSCRC2021526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are an attractive type of fuel cell that have received successful commercialization, benefitted from its unique advantages (including an all solid-state structure, a low operating temperature and low environmental impact). In general, the structure of PEMFCs can be regarded as a sequential stacking of functional layers, among which the gas diffusion layer (GDL) plays an important role in connecting bipolar plates and catalyst layers both physically and electrically, offering a route for gas diffusion and drainage and providing mechanical support to the membrane electrode assemblies. The GDL commonly contains two layers; one is a thick and rigid macroporous substrate (MPS) and the other is a thin microporous layer (MPL), both with special functions. This work provides a brief review on the GDL to explain its structure and functions, summarize recent progress and outline future perspectives.

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carbon fibergas diffusiongas diffusion layermacroporous substratemicroporous layerproton exchange membrane fuel cellwater management

Identifiers

PMID36556607
PMCPMC9785286

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