High Performance Polymer Hydrogel Based Materials for Fuel Cells

Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-25

  Sahai, Yogeshwar ^a   Ma, Jia ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrolyte; Fuel cell; Polymer hydrogel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886222153     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118734162.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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