Silicon nanograss as micro fuel cell gas diffusion layer

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 382-385

  Scotti, G ^a   Kanninen, P ^a   Makinen M ^a   Kallio, T ^a   Franssila, S ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SILICON; CONDUCTIVE SILICON; CURRENT COLLECTOR; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LOW COSTS; MICROFABRICATED FUEL CELLS; MICROFUEL CELL; MONOLITHIC DEVICES; POWER DENSITIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SILICON NANOGRASS; SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; HYDROGEN;

FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; POLYMER; POTASSIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DENSITY GRADIENT; GAS DIFFUSION; LITERATURE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NANOFABRICATION;

EID: 84857511460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2010.0122     Document Type: Article

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