Conductive multilayered polyelectrolyte films improved performance in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 455, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-96

  Zhu, Yanxi ^a   Ji, Jianyu ^a   Ren, Jiaoyu ^a   Yao, Chong ^a   Ge, Liqin ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GE; Layer by layer; MFC; PAH

Indexed keywords

ANODES; GERMANIUM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOELECTRONICS DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; LAYER BY LAYER SELF ASSEMBLY; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; MFC; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); POLYELECTROLYTE FILMS;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

GRAPHENE; POLYELECTROLYTE; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA LOIHICA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84900030545     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.04.030     Document Type: Article

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