Monolithically integrated planar microfuel cell arrays

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 576-586

  Xiao, Zhiyong ^a   Feng, Chunhua ^a   Chan, Philip C H ^a   Hsing, I Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Monolithic integration; Planar fuel cell; Serial connection

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CATALYSIS; CELLS; CURVE FITTING; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; LIQUID FUELS; METALLIZING; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REDUCTION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; CELL ARRAYS; COMPACT REACTORS; CROSS TALK EFFECT; ELECTRODE DIMENSIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL (ECM); FORM FACTORS; HIGH SURFACE AREA (HSA); MICRO-FUEL CELLS; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; ON CHIP INTEGRATION; ON CHIPS; PLANAR CONFIGURATIONS; SELECTIVE ELECTRODEPOSITION; SERIAL CONNECTIONS; STORAGE VOLUMES; WIRELESS SENSOR NODES;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 44649145163     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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