A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Technology, applications, and needs on fundamental research

Applied Energy - Tập 88 Số 4 - Trang 981-1007 - 2011
Yun Wang1, Ken S. Chen2, Jeffrey Mishler1, Sung Chan Cho1, Xavier Cordobes Adroher1
1Renewable Energy Resources Lab (RERL) and National Fuel Cell Research Center, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3975, USA
2Engineering Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0836, USA

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