Kourosh Malek

TL;DR: The microstructure of the carbon support was found to be a significant factor in the formation of the microst structure in the three-component CLs, serving as a rigid porous framework for distribution of platinum and the ionomer.

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed and realistic model reaching from the atomic/molecular scale over the meso scale of structures and materials up to components, stack and system level is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the factors that control microstructure formation in catalyst layers (CLs) of polymer electrolyte fuel cells are investigated. And the authors propose a method to improve the operation of these cells.

TL;DR: In this article, the mesoscopic structure of catalyst layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells has been studied and it is shown that ionomer forms a thin adhesive film, which partially covers agglomerates of Pt/carbon.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate an effective strategy for creating highly corrosion-resistant electrocatalysts utilizing metal oxide coated carbon nanotubes as a support for Pt. The electrode geometry consisted of a three-dimensional array of multi-walled carbon-metal oxide materials grown directly on Inconel and conformally covered by a bilayer of Pt/niobium oxide.