Gas-diffusion-layer structural properties under compression via X-ray tomography

Zenyuk, Iryna V.; Parkinson, Dilworth Y.; Connolly, Liam G.; Weber, Adam Z.

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.08.020

Title: Gas-diffusion-layer structural properties under compression via X-ray tomography

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Power Sources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.08.020· OSTI ID:1359482

; Parkinson, Dilworth Y.; Connolly, Liam G.; Weber, Adam Z.

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