1. Date of download: 10/26/2017
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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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(a) Schematic of standard five-layer PEMFC MEA architecture and (b) dimensioned (cm) drawing of low-temperature MEA

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(a) Labeled component diagram of ultrasonic bonding system and (b) actual system used for research

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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Schematic of the MEA setup prior to ultrasonic bonding

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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(a) 400 kN hot press used to bond MEAs and (b) schematic of MEA in press prior to thermal sealing

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2013;10(4): doi: /
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Cell testing hardware

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2013;10(4): doi: /
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MEA polarization curves for optimized ultrasonic and thermal MEAs using conditioned membrane, high-loaded electrodes (0.36 mg Pt/cm2), 2.0/2.0 stoich, and atmospheric pressure

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2013;10(4): doi: /
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Impedance scan data at 0.6 A/cm2 (semicircular shape) for an ultrasonically bonded MEA with high electrode loading and conditioned membrane

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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IR-corrected plot showing performance losses at high current densities of an ultrasonically bonded MEA consisting of conditioned membrane and high catalyst-loaded electrode tested with 2.0/2.0 stoich at 1 atm pressure

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From: Comparison of Performance Losses Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Bonding of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2013;10(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
CV scan of ultrasonically bonded MEA (black) with thermal pressed MEA data (gray) overlaid