TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Cell: The cell further comprises a pressure pad disposed proximate the second cell separator plate and retained by a pressure pad separator plate proximate the second flow field; and at least one of a first flow field member disposed at the first flow field and a second flow field member disposed at the second flow field. The pressure pad, the pressure pad separator plate, the first flow field member and/or the second flow field member are at least partially coated with a layer comprising elemental carbon. The layer comprising elemental carbon has an electrical resistivity of at most 1000 (preferably at most 10, especially at most 1) ohm-cm. The electrochemical cell has an electrical resistivity of at most 1000 ohm-cm.Preferred Method: The method further involves separating substantially the entire dispersing medium from the elemental carbon particles resulting in the deposition of the elemental carbon particles on the surface to which the liquid dispersion was applied. Step (b) involves rinsing and cleaning the surface to be coated; conditioning the surface; exposing the surface to the liquid dispersion; fixing the liquid dispersion; and micro-etching a portion of the surface to remove the deposited carbon. Step (b) further involves drying the surface to provide an elemental carbon layer on it. The surface is cleaned and conditioned by exposing the surface to a mixture comprising at least one of an alkaline aqueous solution and a dispersion of a surfactant, and a conditioning agent. The surface is conditioned by exposing to a conditioning agent comprising a cationic material.The liquid dispersion is fixed by at least one of chemical fixing and physical fixing to remove excess carbon deposits from the surface. The physical fixing is by exposing the surface to a heated air flow having an air pressure of at least 2 - at most 20 (preferably at most 3) N/cm2. The amount of elemental carbon particles are at least 5 - at most 25 (preferably at least 10 - at most 20) wt.%. The elemental carbon layer is provided on the surface of the electrochemical cell by electroplating.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The elemental carbon particle is fullerene. The dispersing medium comprises an organic or an aqueous dispersing medium. The aqueous dispersing medium comprises a solvent that is at least 1 wt.% water, water soluble composition, low molecular weight alcohol, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, dimethylsulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene, propylene glycol, water and/or deionized water. The dispersing agent comprises non-water soluble or water-soluble dispersing agent, and a binding agent (at least 5 - at most 50 wt.%) to bind at least a portion of the carbon particles to the surface.The liquid dispersion further comprises at least one of a pH buffer, a surfactant, and a chelating agent. The binding agent further comprises an anionic dispersing agent, or a binding agent having an anionic character. The anionic dispersing agent comprises acrylic lattices or aqueous solutions of alkali metal polyacrylate. The anionic dispersing agent comprises a weight average molecular weight of at most 1000 Daltons. The coating composition has a pH of at least 3 - at most 8 (preferably at least 5 - at most 7.5, especially at least 6 - at most 7). The binding agent comprises a polymerizable monomer, water-soluble material, or water dispersible material (preferably monosaccharides).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The elemental carbon particles comprise fibrous elemental carbon, carbon nanotubes, carbon black and/or graphite (preferably carbon black and graphite).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The binding agent comprises a natural or synthetic polymer (preferably polysaccharides and/or ionic polymers).