Integration of silicon micro-hole arrays as a gas diffusion layer in a micro-fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6457-6464

  Lee, Chi Yuan ^a   Lee, Shuo Jen ^a   Hu, Yuh Chung ^b   Shih, Wen Pin ^c   Fan, Wei Yuan ^a   Chuang, Chih Wei ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DRIE; GDL; MEMS; Si MHA

Indexed keywords

DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING; DRIE; FABRICATED STRUCTURES; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; FUEL CHANNELS; FUEL FLOW RATES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS FLOWRATE; GDL; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICRO HOLES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROFUEL CELL; OPERATING CONDITION; SI-MHA; THICK LAYERS;

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FABRICATION; FLOW RATE; FUEL CELLS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PLATINUM; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

SILICON;

EID: 67650762464     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.134     Document Type: Article

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