Micro direct methanol fuel cells and their stacks using a polymer electrolyte sandwiched by multi-window microcolumn electrodes

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-96

  Seo, Young Ho ^a   Cho, Young Ho ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Built in fuel chamber; Cell stacks; Micro fuel cells; Microcolumn electrode; Multi window electrode

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; WINDOWS;

BUILT-IN FUEL CHAMBER; CELL STACKS; MICRO FUEL CELLS; MICROCOLUMN ELECTRODE; MULTI-WINDOW ELECTRODE;

CELLS;

EID: 60449083278     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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