Key Benefits of Fuel Cells Materials
Goodfellow's specialist materials gives you access to high performance materials, which provide:
- Electrode properties: High electrical conductivity for efficient electron flow, with catalytic activity to accelerate the electrochemical reaction all while improving durability
- Electrolytes, with a range of materials such as polymer and solid state for flexibility or stability and membranes for proton conductivity and gas barrier properties
Thanks to our exacting range of materials, we can offer solutions that provide a range of benefits whether manufacturing fuel cells or developing new innovations:
- Better manufacturing thanks to specialist material or unusual combinations
- Lower costs by recommending better value options
- Improved sustainability
- Reduced chemical corrosion, pressure and longevity issues
Helping You Push Boundaries of Fuel Cell Technology
We supply high-performance materials, and that doesn't mean just common materials for fuel cell manufacturing such as vanadium and zinc, but specialist ones too. For example:
- Zinc foam - Used as an anode to make novel zinc air fuel cells such as fuel cell powered vehicles and energy storage
- Nickel foam - A popular choice for hydrogen storage due to its porous structure. It creates a large surface area that is easy to bend and process, while also being corrosion resistant for an excellent working lifespan
Advanced Materials Testing for Fuel Cell Components
Support fuel cell development, durability assessment, and failure analysis with specialist capabilities from our ISO 17025-accredited laboratory.
Material analysis and performance validation for fuel cell components is available, including corrosion testing under simulated operating environments, XRF elemental analysis for compositional verification, and electrochemical characterisation to evaluate degradation behaviour, conductivity, and interfacial stability.
These services support R&D optimisation, materials qualification, and long-term performance validation across PEM, SOFC, and other fuel cell technologies.
Enabling You to Choose the Best Materials
We provide you with the building blocks to create and test new fuel cell concepts and optimize existing designs. Whether you’re working with batteries, fuel cell technology or hydrogen storage, we can help you choose the best materials for your energy storage needs. Example products include:
Electrode materials:
- Platinum (Pt)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Carbon-based materials (carbon nanotubes and graphene)
Electrolyte materials:
- Polymer electrolytes (e.g. Nafion®)
- Solid-state electrolytes (e.g. lithium-ion conductors)
Popular Fuel Cell Products
- Flexible Graphite Carbon Foil (Light Tight) Flexible graphite carbon foil (light tight) delivers complete optical opacity with thermal conductivity and chemical resistance for light‑isolated vacuum and sensor systems.each
Starting at $235.00
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesFlexible graphite carbon foil (light tight) delivers complete optical opacity with thermal conductivity and chemical resistance for light‑isolated vacuum and sensor systems. - Platinum Powder Platinum powder provides catalytic activity, chemical stability, and fine morphology for fuel‑cell electrodes, catalytic converters, conductive pastes, and advanced thin‑film or nanostructure research.each
Starting at $690.00
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesPlatinum powder provides catalytic activity, chemical stability, and fine morphology for fuel‑cell electrodes, catalytic converters, conductive pastes, and advanced thin‑film or nanostructure research. - Ruthenium Powder Ruthenium powder: high hardness, corrosion resistance, and catalytic activity with high surface area. Applied in catalyst formulations, thick‑film resistor pastes, wear‑resistant coatings, ammonia synthesis, HER electrodes, and advanced thin‑film/coating research.each
Starting at $750.00
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesRuthenium powder: high hardness, corrosion resistance, and catalytic activity with high surface area. Applied in catalyst formulations, thick‑film resistor pastes, wear‑resistant coatings, ammonia synthesis, HER electrodes, and advanced thin‑film/coating research. - Carbon Powder Carbon powder offers tunable porosity, conductivity, and chemical stability for batteries, fuel cells, printing, coatings, and advanced carbon materials development.each
Starting at $465.00
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesCarbon powder offers tunable porosity, conductivity, and chemical stability for batteries, fuel cells, printing, coatings, and advanced carbon materials development. - CamGraph® G1 Graphene Powder CamGraph® G1 graphene powder offers high conductivity, surface area, and mechanical strength for battery electrodes, composites, EMI shielding, lubricants, and scalable graphene applications.each
Starting at $233.00
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesCamGraph® G1 graphene powder offers high conductivity, surface area, and mechanical strength for battery electrodes, composites, EMI shielding, lubricants, and scalable graphene applications.
Applications
Transportation
Fuel cells are ideal for public transport, heavy goods vehicles, and heavy-duty tractors. Due to the higher energy density, they allow for longer travelling distances before refueling compared to Li-ion batteries.
Fuel cell vehicles can also be refueled in just a few minutes, substantially lower than EV vehicles.
Remote Power
Fuel cells are highly portable allowing for deployment in remote locations where electricity supply can be difficult. They can also be installed in hospitals or other energy demanding areas, where electricity supply needs to be continuous.
Fuel cells can offer a compelling alternative to diesel generators offering decreased emissions along with increased reliability.
Space Technologies
Space travel has been powdered by fuel cells since 1965. Fuel cells combine both hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, but also water (H2O).
Spacecraft can be powered by the electricity, with the water used by the astronauts for their living needs such as drinking and washing.
Why Goodfellow?
- No minimum order
- Over 170,000 advanced materials and 5,000 reference materials
- Supply Chain Management:
sourcing custom materials for your needs - Materials customization:
Custom parts for prototyping | Full product modification | Micro-machining | Microfabrication | Rolling - Free and fast delivery:
Worldwide shipping and customs clearance, to your door. All orders are dispatched within 48 hours - Commercial arrangements:
Call off orders | Buffer stock | Fixed and contract pricing* | Discounts for increased volumes - We help you innovate into the future.
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