Fuel Cells: Performance and Durability

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit original research and review papers to this Special Issue on “Fuel Cells: Performance and Durability”. We strongly encourage you to participate in this Special Issue of Electrochem MDPI.

Fuel cells are emerging as one of the most promising technologies for clean energy generation. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices converting chemical energy to electrical and thermal energy. Depending on the type of electrolyte used, fuel cells are classified as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), photocatalytic fuel cells (PFCs), proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs), alkaline membrane fuel cells (AMFCs), phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs), direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), biofuel cells (BFCs), and microfluidic fuel cells (MFCs). Moreover, reversible fuel cells operating as electrolyzers or fuel cells have also been developed.

Hydrogen is known as the common fuel for fuel cells. However, hydrogen is not naturally available and must be produced by decomposing hydrogenated materials such as hydrocarbons. This material decomposition that leads to hydrogen production can either happen inside or outside of the fuel cells.

This Special Issue covers current trends and future developments in fuel cell technology. Theoretical, experimental, and analytical original research, as well as reviews articles, are welcome.

Dr. Fatemeh Gholami
Dr. Martin Tomas
Guest Editors

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