Development of a miniature silicon wafer fuel cell using L-ascorbic acid as fuel

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 955-960

  Wu, Jian ^a   Xiao, Zhi Yong ^b   Ying, Yi Bin ^a   Chan, Philip C H ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Fuel cell (FC); L ascorbic acid; Silicon wafer

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CELLS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FIBER LASERS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; KETONES; LITHOGRAPHY; METALLIZING; NONMETALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PHOTORESISTS; PLATINUM; SEPARATION; SILICON; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SPUTTER DEPOSITION; VOLTAMMETRY;

AG/AGCL; CATALYST LAYER (CL); ELECTRO-OXIDATION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO (HAR); INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA (ICP); L ASCORBIC ACID; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; ONSET POTENTIALS; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SOLUTION (PBS); POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; REFERENCE ELECTRODE (RE); ROOM-TEMPERATURE (RT); SILICON (0 0 1) SURFACES; SILICON (111) SUBSTRATES; SILICON (SI) ETCHING; SURFACE AREA (SA);

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 47049102332     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A0720049     Document Type: Article

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