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The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers 24 (PEFC&WE 24) symposium at the PRiME 2024 Meeting of The Electrochemical Society.
All aspects of PEMFC and PEMWE durability are considered:
- Materials (catalyst, catalyst support, ionomer, membrane, seals, coolant)
- Components (catalyst coated membranes, gas/water transport layers, bipolar plates)
- Cells
- Stacks
- Balance of plant components (pumps, blowers, humidifiers, gas/water separators, water purifiers, heat exchangers, sensors, controllers)
- Systems degradation by, for example, corrosion or other phenomena
- Characterization, accelerated test methods, and predictive mathematical models for all applications
- All PEMFC and PEMWE alternatives such as alkaline membrane-based systems and other direct fuel systems are also considered. New and future aspects that extend the current state of the art are emphasized primarily. To be considered for this focus issue, manuscripts must have a substantial amount of durability data.
Accepting Submissions: April 1, 2024 | Submission Deadline EXTENDED: December 31, 2024
Read papers from the completed JES Focus Issue on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Durability, Vol. 165, No. 6, 2018 and Focus Issue on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell & Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer Durability – Journal of The Electrochemical Society – IOPscience, Vol. 168, 2021
Guest Editors
Jean St-Pierre, Cummins Technical Center, U.S. | jean.stpierre@cummins.com
Deborah Myers, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. | dmyers@anl.gov
Siddharth Komini Babu, Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. | skb@lanl.gov
Marcelo Carmo, Nel Hydrogen, U.S. | mcarmo@nelhydrogen.com
Nemanja Danilovic, Electric Hydrogen, U.S. | nem@eh2.com
Andrea Casalegno, Politecnico di Milano, Italy | andrea.casalegno@polimi.it
Akari Hayashi, Kyushu University, Japan | hayashi.akari.500@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Technical Editor
Minhua Shao, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong | kemshao@ust.hk
Editor-in-Chief
Robert Savinell, Case Western Reserve University, U.S. | rfs2@case.edu
Articles are published in a standard issue of the journal as they are accepted. If selected at submission, accepted papers are published online in the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience within 24 hours of scheduling for publication. The version of record is published online within approximately 10 days of final acceptance.
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