Nanostructured anodes for solid oxide fuel cells

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-244

  Gorte, R J ^a   Vohs, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode; Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODE PERFORMANCE; DIRECT CONVERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSCALE ENGINEERING; NEW MATERIAL; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES;

CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRODES; NICKEL OXIDE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

FUEL; NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL;

CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; NANOANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 67649406000     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2009.04.006     Document Type: Review

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