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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2026

Impact of Microporous Layer Composition on the Water Content in the Membrane Electrode Assembly of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells.

Kinanti Aliyah, Anne Berger, Timon Lazaridis, Christian Appel, Christian Prehal, Andreas Menzel, Manuel Guizar-Sicairos, Glen J Smales, Brian R Pauw, Hubert A Gasteiger and 3 more

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kinanti AliyahPSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9590-8876
Anne BergerTUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Garching D-85748, Germany.
Timon LazaridisTUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Garching D-85748, Germany.
Christian AppelCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.
Christian PrehalDepartment of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8092, Switzerland.
Andreas MenzelCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.
Manuel Guizar-SicairosCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8293-3634
Glen J SmalesFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin 12489, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8654-9867
Brian R PauwFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin 12489, Germany.
Hubert A GasteigerTUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Garching D-85748, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8199-8703
Lorenz GublerPSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8338-6994
Felix N BüchiPSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3541-4591
Jens EllerPSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI 5232, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9348-984X

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Abstract

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells are paramount for future emission-free mobility. One of the vital challenges for prospering commercialization of PEFCs is water management in the cells. A microporous layer (MPL) is typically positioned between the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the catalyst layer (CL) to boost the cell performance and facilitate water management. In this study, three different MPLs were investigated, namely, carbon black-based MPLs with different PTFE binder contents (20 wt % PTFE as a base case and 40 wt % PTFE), as well as perforated MPLs with micron-sized pores coated on the same GDL-Substrate (Freudenberg H14). The water content in the membrane, catalyst layers (CL), and MPLs was explored using operando scanning small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (S/WAXS). At

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catalyst layer saturationmembrane hydrationmicroporous layer saturationpolymer electrolyte fuel cellsmall and wide-angle scattering

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PMID41800886
PMCPMC13006946

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