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The Role of Carbon Blacks as Catalyst Supports and Structural Elements in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

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In polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) based on proton exchange membranes (PEM), carbon blacks have been used as supports for platinum and its alloys since the 1970s.

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Watanabe, M., Tryk, D.A. (2019). The Role of Carbon Blacks as Catalyst Supports and Structural Elements in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. In: Nakashima, N. (eds) Nanocarbons for Energy Conversion: Supramolecular Approaches. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92917-0_4

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