Freeform fabrication of zinc air batteries with tailored geometry and performance

16th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SFF 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 295-307

  Berry, Megan E ^a   Malone, Evan ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASE SEPARATION; SEPARATORS; ZINC;

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; CONTINUOUS SERVICES; FABRICATED DEVICE; FREEFORM FABRICATION; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; PORTABLE ELECTRONICS; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES; ZINC-AIR BATTERY;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 33846472629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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