Paper Info
Title
Recent developments in MEMS-based miniature fuel cells
Abstract
Micro fuel cells (μ-FCs) represent promising power sources for portable applications. Today, one of the technological ways to make μ-FCs is to have recourse to standard microfabrication techniques used in the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). This paper shows an overview on the applications of MEMS techniques on miniature FCs by presenting several solutions developed throughout the world. It also describes the latest developments of a new porous silicon-based miniature fuel cell. Using a silane grafted on an inorganic porous media as the proton-exchange membrane instead of a common ionomer such as Nafion®, the fuel cell achieved a maximum power density of 58 mW cm−2 at room temperature with hydrogen as fuel.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1007/s00542-006-0342-5
Microsystem Technologies-micro-and Nanosystems-information Storage and Processing Systems
Keywords
DocType
Volume
fuel cell,latest development,inorganic porous media,mems technique,mems-based miniature fuel cell,miniature fcs,micro fuel cell,recent development,promising power source,maximum power density,micro-electro-mechanical system,porous silicon-based miniature fuel,proton exchange membrane,porous media,room temperature,power density
Journal
13
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
11
1432-1858
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tristan Pichonat100.34
Bernard Gauthier-Manuel200.68