A Review of Metallic Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Materials and Fabrication Methods

<table>An exploded view of a PEM fuel cell stack. (1) clamping plate; (2) End plate; (3) gasket; (4) gas diffusion layer; (5) SPE/catalyst layer; (6) bipolar plate; (7) additional stacked cells.</table>

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Figure 1: A Review of Metallic Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Materials and Fabrication Methods 