Boasting chapters written by leading international experts Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progress that has been made so far in the material and catalyst development for fuel cells. The book covers the most recent developments detailing all aspects of synthesis characterization and performance. It offers an overview on the principles classifications and types of fuels used in fuel cells and discusses the critical properties design and advances made in various sealing materials. It provides an extensive review on the design configuration fabrication modeling materials and stack performance of ?-SOFC technology and addresses the advancement and challenges in the synthesis characterization and fundamental understanding of the catalytic activity of nitrogen-carbon carbon and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for PEM fuel cells. The authors explore the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique summarize the advancements in the fundamental understanding of the most successful Nafion membranes and focus on the development of alternative and composite membranes for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs). They also review current challenges and consider future development in the industry. Includes 17 chapters 262 figures and close to 2000 references Provides an extensive review of the carbon nitrogen-carbon and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for fuel cells Presents an update on the latest materials development in conventional fuel cells and emerging fuel cells This text is a single-source reference on the latest advances in the nano-structured materials and electro catalysts for fuel cells the most efficient and emerging energy conversion technologies for the twenty-first century. It serves as a valuable resource for students materials engineers and researchers interested in fuel cell technology.