A micro-fluidic galvanic cell as an on-chip power source

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 95, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 406-413

  Cardenas Valencia, Andres M ^a   Challa, Vinod R ^b   Fries, David ^a   Langebrake, Larry ^a   Benson, Robert F ^a   Bhansali, Shekhar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum air galvanic cell; Micro battery; Micro electrochemical system; Micro fluidics control; Micro power generation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FLUIDIC DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

MICRO-FLUIDIC GALVANIC CELLS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0042734930     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00446-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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