Characterization of a liquid feed direct methanol fuel cell with Sierpinski carpets fractal current collectors

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-190

  Chang, Jing Yi ^a   Kuan, Yean Der ^b   Lee, Shi Min ^a   Lee, Shah Rong ^c  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Current collector; Direct methanol fuel cell; DMFC; Fractal

Indexed keywords

ANODE CURRENTS; AREA RATIOS; BIPOLAR PLATES; CATHODE CURRENTS; CELL PERFORMANCES; COLLECTOR (FLOTATION); CURRENT COLLECTOR (CC); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DFMC); FRACTAL GEOMETRY; LIQUID FEED DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; OPEN RATIO; SIERPINSKI CARPETS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CELLS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; FRACTALS; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

DUST COLLECTORS;

EID: 48349132998     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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