Research context and placement

The public PDF concerns DTS-coated carbon-black catalyst corrosion in fuel cells. It remains an energy-materials foundation, without extrapolation to bioelectronic packaging.

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Research overview and key contributions

A hydrophobic DTS coating on carbon black addresses water contact and corrosion in Pt catalyst supports.

Reported tests link improved mass transfer/corrosion resistance without Pt poisoning to CO₂ evolution and cell measurements.

Open challenges

Editorial question: do accelerated-test benefits persist through start/stop cycling and prolonged operation?

Comparison context

Match Pt loading/active area, humidity, potential holds and gas flow; separate voltage-loss sources.

Related external research

Corrosion Mechanism and Mitigation Strategies for Carbon Supports in PEMFCs

DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400742 ↗

The external registered abstract connects support corrosion, mass transfer and low-Pt catalyst-layer stability, contextualizing #18’s surface coating.

The review is not an additional long-duration validation of the #18 coating.

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Corresponding-author verification

Jungmok Seo: not a corresponding author

This record concerns Jungmok Seo’s correspondence designation. Author order or an asterisk alone is not treated as confirmation; this check is separate from verification of the research content.

  • Correspondence evidence source ↗

    Taeyoon Lee b, **, 1; Hansung Kim a, *, 1; * Corresponding author. ** Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [omitted] (T. Lee), [omitted] (H. Kim).

    p.1140 (PDF page 1), author line and named correspondence footnote · Named publisher author/correspondence information or public published-PDF contact block read; selected body/figure scope is recorded separately.

Main-text review scope
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Supplementary review scope
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After publisher retrieval failed, the author-hosted PDF abstract, introduction and selected results were read.

  • Public publication baseline ↗ · #18 · 2026-10-03
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  • Author-hosted published Journal of Power Sources article ↗
    public_author_hosted_pdf_selected_sections · PDF p.1 abstract; Introduction; selected Results and discussion, corrosion and polarization tests; DOI confirmed; checked 2026-10-03