Exploratory Studies on Silicon-Based Oxide Fuel Cell Power Sources Incorporating Ultrathin Nanostructured Platinum and Cerium Oxide Films as Anode Components

Future Trends in Microelectronics: From Nanophotonics to Sensors and Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 411-422

  Lai, Bo Kuai ^a   Johnson, A C ^a   Xiong, H ^a   Ko, C ^a   Ramanathan, S ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerium oxide films; Electrical energy; Nanostructured platinum; Solid oxide fuel cells; Triple phase boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649499213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470649343.ch34     Document Type: Chapter

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