A micro-porous current collector enabling passive direct methanol fuel cells to operate with highly concentrated fuel

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-12

  Yan, X H ^a   Zhao, T S ^a   An, L ^a   Zhao, G ^a   Zeng, L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anode current collector; Fuel cells; High concentration methanol operation; Methanol crossover; Passive direct methanol fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL;

ANODE CATALYST LAYER; ANODE CURRENTS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFCS); HIGH-CONCENTRATION METHANOL OPERATION; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; POROUS STRUCTURES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84904987397     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.150     Document Type: Article

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