The FC-PAD national laboratory partners have unique capabilities for improving fuel cell performance and durability.
These capabilities are available to support collaborations awarded through funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) and through lab partnership agreements established outside of the FOA process.
This list of capabilities is still under development; more information will be added in the near future.
Download a partial list of representative FC-PAD characterization and modeling capabilities.
Capability | Component | Cross-Cutting Technique |
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Analytical electron microscopy | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA Membrane and ionomer |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Imaging and spectroscopy | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA Membrane and ionomer |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Catalyst-layer degradation | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA Membrane and ionomer |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Ionomer mapping | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA Membrane and ionomer |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Advanced component diagnostics | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Bulk and thin-film morphology and properties | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Structural and chemical characterization |
X-ray tomography | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Transport property measurements | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Structural and chemical characterization |
Advanced X-ray techniques | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Structural and chemical characterization Performance testing and evaluation |
Spectroscopy and scattering: catalyst atomic structure and particle size | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Structural and chemical characterization Performance testing and evaluation |
Combinatorial activity screening | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Structural and chemical characterization Performance testing and evaluation |
Electrochemical diagnostics | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Catalyst activity measurement | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Advanced MEA fabrication | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Advanced MEA diagnostics | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Performance and durability testing | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Long-term durability testing | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Component-specific degradation testing | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Performance testing and evaluation |
Electrode simulations | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Modeling and theory |
3-D electrode reconstruction and transport | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Modeling and theory |
Quantification of various losses | Catalyst and catalyst support Electrode and MEA |
Modeling and theory |
Multiphysics, multiscale models | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Modeling and theory |
Membrane simulations | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Modeling and theory |
Water and thermal management optimization | Membrane and ionomer GDL and cell |
Modeling and theory |