Integration of carbon felt gas diffusion layers in silicon micro fuel cells

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Scotti, Gianmario ^a   Kanninen, Petri ^a   Kallio, Tanja ^a   Franssila, Sami ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SILICON; CARBON FELTS; DIFFUSION LAYERS; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROFUEL CELL; REACTANT GAS; SILICON MICROFABRICATION; TRADITIONAL FUELS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW FIELDS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84866336093     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/9/094006     Document Type: Article

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