X-ray transparent proton-exchange membrane fuel cell design for in situ wide and small angle scattering tomography

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Journal of Power Sources, Volume 437, pp. 1-8

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We have constructed a 5 cm2 proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cell optimized for transparency of high energy X-rays. This cell allows for in situ elastic scattering measurements (WAXS, SAXS) during electrochemical operation with minimal trade-offs in cell performance vs benchtop designs, and is capable of reaching automotive current densities. A key feature is that the beam enters the cell at grazing incidence to the electrodes, massively increasing the effective pathlength and therefore the signal-to-background ratio. The 360∘ transparency in the plane of the sample permits imaging coupled with advanced techniques, such as X-ray diffraction computed tomography.

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| openaire: EC/H2020/679933/EU//MEMERE

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Martens, I, Vamvakeros, A, Chattot, R, Blanco, M V, Rasola, M, Pusa, J, Jacques, S D M, Bizzotto, D, Wilkinson, D P, Ruffmann, B, Heidemann, S, Honkimäki, V & Drnec, J 2019, 'X-ray transparent proton-exchange membrane fuel cell design for in situ wide and small angle scattering tomography', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 437, 226906, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.226906