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Received: 29 Dec 2025 | Revised: 10 Mar 2026 | Accepted: 16 Mar 2026 | Published: 26 Mar 2026

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Keywords

fuel cell | high-temperature proton exchange membrane | phosphoric acid | polybenzimidazole

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