Profile

With a staff of approximately 100 IEF-3 is oriented to the basic topic of electrochemistry and process engineering for fuel cells. In the sense of an integrated approach the four main activities, i.e. direct-methanol fuel cells, high-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, solid oxid fuel cells and fuel processing systems, are accompanied by systematic studies, fundamental modelling and simulation as well as experimental and theoretical system evaluation. The findings obtained in these areas are used for the design of functional systems and their verification. In addition, particular attention is given to the development, setup and application of special methods of measurement for the structural analysis of membrane electrode assemblies, for flow simulation and visualization and for the characterization of stacks.