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    The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) works on developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for transportation and stationary energy storage, grid-connected technologies for a cleaner, more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective future, and demand responsive and distributed energy technologies for a dynamic electric grid.

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    We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

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X Author: Kunal Karan

2021

Moore, Michael, Shantanu Shukla, Stephan Voss, Kunal Karan, Adam Z Weber, Iryna V Zenyuk, and Marc Secanell."A Numerical Study on the Impact of Cathode Catalyst Layer Loading on the Open Circuit Voltage in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 168.4 (2021) 044519. DOI

2014

Kusoglu, Ahmet, Douglas I Kushner, Devproshad K Paul, Kunal Karan, Michael A Hickner, and Adam Z Weber."Impact of Substrate and Processing on Confinement of Nafion Thin Films."Advanced Functional Materials 24.30 (2014) 4763 - 4774. DOI
Kusoglu, Ahmet, Douglas I Kushner, Devproshad K Paul, Kunal Karan, Michael A Hickner, and Adam Z Weber."Polymer Physics: Impact of Substrate and Processing on Confinement of Nafion Thin Films."Advanced Functional Materials 24 (2014) 4762-4762. DOI

2013

Modestino, Miguel A, Devproshad K Paul, Shudipto Dishari, Stephanie A Petrina, Frances I Allen, Michael A Hickner, Kunal Karan, Rachel A Segalman, and Adam Z Weber."Self-Assembly and Transport Limitations in Confined Nafion Films."Macromolecules 46.3 (2013) 867 - 873. DOI

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