Substituted Imidazoles as Proton Transport Facilitators in Fuel Cell Membranes
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عنوان ژورنال: ECS Proceedings Volumes
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0161-6374,2576-1579
DOI: 10.1149/200421.0277pv