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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

A Scalable and Robust Water Management Strategy for PEMFCs: Operando Electrothermal Mapping and Neutron Imaging Study.

Linlin Xu, Panagiotis Trogadas, Shangwei Zhou, Shuxian Jiang, Yunsong Wu, Lara Rasha, Winfried Kockelmann, Jia Di Yang, Toby Neville, Rhodri Jervis and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Linlin XuCentre for Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0920-925X
Panagiotis TrogadasCentre for Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-5886
Shangwei ZhouElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Shuxian JiangCentre for Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Yunsong WuElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Lara RashaElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Winfried KockelmannScience and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ISIS Facility, Harwell Oxford, OX11 0QX, UK.
Jia Di YangElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Toby NevilleElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Rhodri JervisElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Dan J L BrettElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Marc-Olivier CoppensCentre for Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-2537

Funding

CSC 202108060113Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/N509577/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/T517793/1EPSRC "Frontier Engineering: Progression" EP/S03305X/1Faraday Institution FIRG015STFC Early Career Research ST/R006873/1STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective water management is crucial for the optimal operation of low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Excessive liquid water production can cause flooding in the gas diffusion electrodes and flow channels, limiting mass transfer and reducing PEMFC performance. To tackle this issue, a nature-inspired chemical engineering (NICE) approach has been adopted that takes cues from the integument structure of desert-dwelling lizards for passive water transport. By incorporating engraved, capillary microchannels into conventional flow fields, PEMFC performance improves significantly, including a 15% increase in maximum power density for a 25 cm

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electro‐thermal mappingnature‐inspiredneutron radiographypolymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellswater management

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PMID39052888
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