Presenting comprehensively the field of electrocatalysis for fuel cells, including different systems, effective characterization methods, classes of electrocatalytic materials and more. A high-quality reference for everyone working in this field.

Overview of SystemsChapter 1 System-Level Constraints on Fuel Cell Materials and ElectrocatalystsChapter 2 Fuel cell design from the atom to the automobileBasics-FundamentalsChapter 3 Electrochemical FundamentalsChapter 4 Quantifying the kinetic parameters of fuel cell reactionsChapter 5 Adverse and Beneficial functions of Surface Layers formed on Fuel Cell ElectrocatalystsState of the artChapter 6 Design of PGM-free ORR Catalysts: from Molecular to the State-of-the-ArtChapter 7 Recent advances in Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction in Alkaline ElectrolytesMembranes for Fuel CellsChapter 8 Supports for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts: Understanding and Improving Structure, Stability and ActivityPhysical Chemical CharacterizationChapter 9 Understanding the electrocatalytic reaction in the fuel cell by tracking the dynamics of the catalyst by X-rayabsorption spectroscopyModelingChapter 10 Unraveling local electrocatalytic conditions with theory and computationProtocolsChapter 11 Quantifying the Activity of ElectrocatalystsChapter 12 Durability of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Methods for Performance AssessmentSystemsChapter 13 Modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellsChapter 14 Physics-based modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: From cell to automotive systems