Fabrication of a fuel cell electrode with a high-aspect-ratio nanostructure array

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Huang, Mao Jung ^a   Yang, Chii Rong ^b   Lee, Rong Tsong ^a   Chiou, Yuang Cherng ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELL ELECTRODES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; NANO SPHERE LITHOGRAPHY; NANO-PILLAR ARRAYS; NANOARRAYS; NANOPORE ARRAY; NANOSTRUCTURE ARRAYS; PLANAR ELECTRODE; REACTION CURRENT; SELF-ASSEMBLED;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ETCHING; FUEL CELLS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PRESSURE DROP; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 68849100920     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/4/045003     Document Type: Article

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