A PDMS micro proton exchange membrane fuel cell by conventional and non-conventional microfabrication techniques

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 157-167

  Shah, Keyur ^a,b   Shin, W C ^a,b   Besser, R S ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Current density; Membrane electrode assembly (MEA); Microfabrication techniques; Portable power sources; Soft lithography; Vacuum sputtering

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMISORPTION; CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LITHOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; POLYSILICON; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0942290305     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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