Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

de A. Melo, Lis G.; Hitchcock, Adam P.; Berejnov, Viatcheslav; Susac, Darija; Stumper, Juergen; Botton, Gianluigi A.

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.019

Title: Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

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; Berejnov, Viatcheslav; Susac, Darija; Stumper, Juergen; Botton, Gianluigi A.

Publication Date:: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1359461

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Power Sources

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Power Sources Journal Volume: 312 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-7753

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    de A. Melo, Lis G., Hitchcock, Adam P., Berejnov, Viatcheslav, Susac, Darija, Stumper, Juergen, and Botton, Gianluigi A. Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.  Netherlands: N. p., 2016. 
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                    de A. Melo, Lis G., Hitchcock, Adam P., Berejnov, Viatcheslav, Susac, Darija, Stumper, Juergen, & Botton, Gianluigi A. Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.019

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                    de A. Melo, Lis G., Hitchcock, Adam P., Berejnov, Viatcheslav, Susac, Darija, Stumper, Juergen, and Botton, Gianluigi A. Fri .  
"Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.019.

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  title        = {Evaluating focused ion beam and ultramicrotome sample preparation for analytical microscopies of the cathode layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell},

  author       = {de A. Melo, Lis G. and Hitchcock, Adam P. and Berejnov, Viatcheslav and Susac, Darija and Stumper, Juergen and Botton, Gianluigi A.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.019},

  journal      = {Journal of Power Sources},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 312,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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