Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2019.10.009

Title: Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

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Authors:: Gittleman, Craig S.; Kongkanand, Anusorn; Masten, David; Gu, Wenbin

Publication Date:: 2019-12-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1574046

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007271; EE0007651

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry Journal Volume: 18 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2451-9103

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Gittleman, Craig S., Kongkanand, Anusorn, Masten, David, and Gu, Wenbin. Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Gittleman, Craig S., Kongkanand, Anusorn, Masten, David, & Gu, Wenbin. Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2019.10.009.

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                    Gittleman, Craig S., Kongkanand, Anusorn, Masten, David, and Gu, Wenbin. Sun .  
        "Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2019.10.009.

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  title        = {Materials research and development focus areas for low cost automotive proton-exchange membrane fuel cells},

  author       = {Gittleman, Craig S. and Kongkanand, Anusorn and Masten, David and Gu, Wenbin},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.coelec.2019.10.009},

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  year         = {2019},

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