Design and fabrication of carbon nanotube-based microfuel cell and fuel cell stack coupled with hydrogen storage device

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 4272-4278

  Reddy, A Leela Mohana ^a   Ramaprabhu, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Fuel cell; Hydrogen storage; Metal hydrides

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

FUNCTIONALIZED MWNTS; HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE; NAFION 1135 MEMBRANES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 36549083580     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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