A low-cost, high-performance zinc-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 275, Issue , 2015, Pages 831-834

  An, L ^a   Zhao, T S ^a   Zhou, X L ^a   Yan, X H ^a   Jung, C Y ^a  

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

Author keywords

Catalyst free; Fuel cell; Power density; Redox couple; Regeneration; Zinc fueled fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATALYST REGENERATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LITHIUM ALLOYS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; ZINC;

CATALYST-FREE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FUEL CELLS; IMPORTANT FEATURES; LITHIUM-ION TECHNOLOGY; POWER DENSITIES; REDOX COUPLE; REGENERATION;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84914674522     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.11.076     Document Type: Article

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