\chapter*{Abbreviations} \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abbreviations} \markboth{Abbreviations}{Abbreviations} \noindent \begin{tabular}{ll} \textbf{Abbreviation} &\textbf{Meaning}\\ [0.25cm] AFC & Alkaline Fuel Cells\\ AST & Accelerated Stress Test\\ BEV & Battery Electric Vehicle\\ BP & Bipolar Plates\\ CCE& Catalyst Coated Electrode\\ CCM & Catalyst Coated Membrane\\ CCS & Catalyst Coated Susbrate\\ CL & Catalyst Layer \\ CVM & Cell Voltage Monitoring\\ EDX & Energy Dispersive X-ray\\ EIS & Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy\\ FC& Fuel Cell\\ FCEV & Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle\\ GDL & Gas Diffusion Layer\\ GHG& Grennhouse Gas Neutrality\\ ICE & Internal Combustion Engine\\ ICR & Interfacial Contact Resistance\\ IPCC& Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\\ LES & Lehrstuhl für Energiesysteme \\ MCFC&Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell\\ MEA& Membrane Electrode Assembly \\ MPL & Microporous Layer \\ MPL & Microporous layer\\ NEDC & New European Driving Cicle\\ OCP & Open Circuit Potential\\ OCV & Open Circuit Voltage\\ ORR& Oxygen Reduction Reaction\\ PEM & Polymer Electrolyte Membrane \\ PEMFC & Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuell Cell\\ PTFE &Polytetrafluoroethylene /Teflon\\ SOFC& Solid Oxide Fuel Cell\\ TPB & Triple Phase Boundary \\ TUM& Technical University of Munich\\ \end{tabular} \newpage \thispagestyle{empty} \mbox{} \newpage