An alkaline direct methanol fuel cell with a polymer fiber membrane and MnO2-catalyzed cathode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 421-425

  Fang, Yuan ^a   Yang, Xiaodong ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Liu, Yongning ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol tolerance; MnO2; Polymer fiber membrane

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CATHODE AND ANODE; CATHODE CATALYST; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HIGH COSTS; LOW RESISTANCE; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL TOLERANCE; MNO2; NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYMER FIBER; POWER DENSITIES;

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MANGANESE OXIDE; METHANOL; POLYMERS; PRECIOUS METALS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84872162613     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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