A3-1. Imaging

Thursday, 9 October 2014: 08:40-11:40
Sunrise, 2nd Floor, Jupiter 1 & 2 (Moon Palace Resort)
Chairs:
Shohji Tsushima and Toshikazu Kotaka
08:40
Invited: Advances in Structural Characterization of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers By Soft X-Ray Scanning Transmission Microscopy
D. Susac, V. Berejnov, M. S. Saha (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), V. Lee, M. West, A. P. Hitchcock (McMaster University), and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation)
09:20
In Situ Soft X-ray Visualization of Liquid Water Distribution in a PEMFC with VGCF-Modified MPL
T. C. Jao, T. Sasabe, P. Deevanhxay, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
09:40
Break
10:00
A New Pore Filling Technology Used for the FIB/SEM Analysis of the Pore Morphology of PEFC Catalyst Layer Cross-Section
S. Ghosh, H. Ohashi (Chemical Resources Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology), Y. Oshiba (Chemical Resorces Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology), H. Tabata (Chemical Resources Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology), and T. Yamaguchi (Chemical Resorces Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology)
10:20
PEFC 14 Poster Awards in room of Section D3-1
10:40
Investigation of Interfacial Water Transport at the Gas Diffusion Media by Neutron Radiography
T. Kotaka, Y. Tabuchi (Nissan Motor CO., LTD.), U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut), and C. Y. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
11:00
High-Resolution Mapping of the PFSA Polymer Distribution in PEFC Electrode Layers
R. J. Koestner (General Motors Powertrain Engineering), D. A. Cullen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), R. Kukreja (General Motors), S. Minko (University of Georgia, Chemistry department), H. M. Meyer III (ORNL), Z. Liu (General Motors Global Research & Development Center), and K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
11:20
Cross-Sectional Visualization of Liquid Water Behavior and Evaluation of Wettability Effect in Cathode Channel of an Operating PEFC
K. Nishida, T. Muranishi, Y. Ishizaki (Kyoto Institute of Technology), S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)