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2011

Kienitz, Brian L, Haruhiko Yamada, Nobuaki Nonoyama, and Adam Z Weber."Interfacial Water Transport Effects in Proton-Exchange Membranes."J. Fuel Cell Science Technology 8 (2011).

Das, Prodip K, Haluna P Gunterman, Anthony Kwong, and Adam Z Weber."Liquid-Water Uptake and Removal in PEM Fuel-Cell Components."2011 Fuel Cell Seminar (2011).

Kusoglu, Ahmet, Brian L Kienitz, and Adam Z Weber."Understanding the Effects of Compression and Constraint on Water Uptake of Fuel-Cell Membranes."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 158.12 (2011) B1504-B1514. DOI

2010

Lau, Grace Y, Michael C Tucker, Craig P Jacobson, Steven J Visco, Stacy H Gleixner, and Lutgard C DeJonghe."Chromium transport by solid state diffusion on solid oxide fuel cell cathode."Journal of Power Sources 195.22 (2010) 7540 - 7547. DOI

Weber, Adam Z."Improved modeling and understanding of diffusion-media wettability on polymer-electrolyte-fuel-cell performance."Journal of Power Sources 195 (2010) 5292-5304. DOI

Tucker, Michael C."Progress in metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells: A review."Journal of Power Sources 195.15 (2010) 4570 - 4582. DOI

Tucker, Michael C, Grace Y Lau, Craig P Jacobson, Steven J Visco, and Lutgard C De Jonghe."Cu–YSZ cermet solid oxide fuel cell anode prepared by high-temperature sintering."Journal of Power Sources 195.10 (2010) 3119 - 3123. DOI

2009

Weber, Adam Z, and John S Newman."Using a Quasi-Potential Transformation for Modeling Diffusion Media in Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells."SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 70.2 (2009) 488 - 509. DOI

Weber, Adam Z, and Michael A Hickner."Modeling and high-resolution-imaging studies of water-content profiles in a polymer-electrolyte-fuel-cell membrane-electrode assembly."Electrochimica Acta 53.26 (2009) 7668-7674. DOI

2008

Weber, Adam Z."Effective diffusion-medium thickness for simplified polymer-electrolyte-fuel-cell modeling."Electrochimica Acta 54.2 (2008) 311 - 315. DOI

Weber, Adam Z, and Charles Delacourt."Mathematical Modelling of Cation Contamination in a Proton-exchange Membrane."Fuel Cells 8.6 (2008) 459 - 465. DOI

Weber, Adam Z."Gas-Crossover and Membrane-Pinhole Effects in Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 155.6 (2008) B521-B531. DOI

Tucker, Michael C, Grace Y Lau, Craig P Jacobson, Lutgard C DeJonghe, and Steven J Visco."Stability and robustness of metal-supported SOFCs."Journal of Power Sources 175.1 (2008) 447 - 451. DOI

2007

Weber, Adam Z, and Robert M Darling."Understanding porous water-transport plates in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells."Journal of Power Sources 168 (2007) 191-199. DOI

Tucker, Michael C, Grace Y Lau, Craig P Jacobson, Lutgard C DeJonghe, and Steven J Visco."Performance of metal-supported SOFCs with infiltrated electrodes."Journal of Power Sources 171.2 (2007) 477 - 482. DOI

2006

Tucker, Michael C, Craig P Jacobson, Lutgard C De Jonghe, and Steven J Visco."A braze system for sealing metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells."Journal of Power Sources 160.2 (2006) 1049 - 1057. DOI

Tucker, Michael C, Hideto Kurokawa, Craig P Jacobson, Lutgard C De Jonghe, and Steven J Visco."A fundamental study of chromium deposition on solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials."Journal of Power Sources 160.1 (2006) 130 - 138. DOI

Weber, Adam Z, and John S Newman."Coupled Thermal and Water Management in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 153.12 (2006) A2205-A2214. DOI