Development of a silicon-based wettability controlled membrane for microscale direct methanol fuel cells

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-344

  Alyousef, Yousef ^a   Yao, S C ^b  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DMFC; Flooding; Structure modification; Wettability control

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DEPOSITION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOLAYERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); STRUCTURE MODIFICATION; WETTABILITY CONTROL;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33745454312     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-006-0081-z     Document Type: Article

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