Structural design considerations for micromachined solid-oxide fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-69

  Srikar, V T ^a   Turner, Kevin T ^a   Ie, Tze Yung Andrew ^a   Spearing, S Mark ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

MEMS; Portable power generation; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BUCKLING; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRONS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT LOSSES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; SENSORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

MICROSCALE FUEL CELLS; PORTABLE POWER GENERATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0346332976     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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