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Annual Report 2004 Electrochemistry Laboratory
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Cover Photo Center: HY-LIGHT on the formula 1 race track in Shanghai on the occasion of the Challenge Bibendum 2004. Left: Microstructured flow field for a micro fuell cell. © Paul Scherrer Institut
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The HY-LIGHT Passenger Car in Front of the Shanghai Skyline HY-LIGHT, a lightweight passenger car with a H2/O2 fuel cell – supercapacitor hybrid power train, was presented to the public in the Chinese city of Shanghai on the occasion of the 6th Challenge Bibendum in October 2004. It represents the successful collaboration of our Laboratory with our industrial partner Construction DÊveloppment Michelin (CDM), Switzerland.
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THESE PHD STUDENTS FROM ECL GRADUATED IN 2004
Dr. Fia Haibolouri
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Contributions to the understanding of CO-tolerance Ph.D. Thesis, Nr. 15525, ETH Z端rich, April 2004. Advisor at university: Advisors at PSI:
Prof. A. Wokaun Prof. A. Wokaun Dr. G.G. Scherer
Dr. Marc Hauer Laser ablation of polymers studied by time resolved methods PhD Thesis No. 15422, ETH Z端rich, January 2004. Advisor at university: Advisors at PSI:
Prof. A. Wokaun Prof. A. Wokaun PD Dr. T. Lippert
Dr. Andrea Piotto Piotto
New electroactive material for lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries Ph.D. Thesis No. 15659, ETH Z端rich, July 2004. Advisor at university: Advisor at PSI:
Prof. R. Nesper PD Dr. P. Novak
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