Fabrication of novel MEMS-based polymer electrolyte fuel cell architectures with catalytic electrodes supported on porous SiO2

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 505-511

  Min, Kyong Bok ^a   Tanaka, Shuji ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA;

CATALYTIC ELECTRODES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS (PEFC); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE (PEM);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33344466683     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/3/005     Document Type: Article

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