Breakthrough fuel cell technology using ceria-based multi-functional nanocomposites

Applied Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-175

  Zhu, Bin ^a   Fan, Liangdong ^a,b   Lund, Peter ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ceramic fuel cells; Ceria based composite; Electrolyte free fuel cell; NANOCOFC; Nanocomposite; Single component

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; FUSED SALTS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; IONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE;

ADVANCED CERAMICS; ADVANCED FUELS; CERAMIC FUEL CELLS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; ION CONDUCTING MATERIALS; ION CONDUCTORS; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE CERAMICS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; NANOCOFC; NEW APPROACHES; REVIEW AND ADVANCES; SINGLE COMPONENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; THREE COMPONENT;

CERIUM COMPOUNDS;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CERAMICS; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84874400829     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.014     Document Type: Review

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