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In situ Methods for Analysis of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Materials by Soft X-ray Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Adam P. Hitchcock
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Viatcheslav Berejnov
Affiliation:
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, Burnaby, Canada
Vincent Lee
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Darija Susac
Affiliation:
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, Burnaby, Canada
Juergen Stumper
Affiliation:
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, Burnaby, Canada

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This research is supported by NSERC, CFI, OIT, AFCC and Canada Research Chair funding. CLS is supported by NSERC,CIHR, NRC and U. Saskatchewan. ALS (LBNL) is supported by BES, DOE.Google Scholar