A direct borohydride fuel cell with a polymer fiber membrane and non-noble metal catalysts

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yang, Xiaodong ^a   Liu, Yongning ^a   Li, Sai ^a   Wei, Xiaozhu ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Chen, Yuanzhen ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; ELECTROLYTE; METAL; METHANOL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BOROHYDRIDES; CATALYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; METALS; METHANOL; POLYMERS;

EID: 84866071086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00567     Document Type: Article

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