Porous silicon fuel cells for micro power generation

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Chu, Kuan Lun ^a   Shannon, Mark A ^b   Masel, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

MICRO-POWER GENERATION; SILICON MEMBRANES;

POROUS SILICON;

EID: 51649104617     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/9/S06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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