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Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 845 - 848, DOI: 10.1039/b904339j


On-chip direct methanol fuel cells of a monolithic design: consideration on validity of active-type system

Satoshi Tominaka, Hiroyuki Obata and Tetsuya Osaka


The performance of an on-chip direct methanol fuel cell of monolithic design with an active-type system was improved more than 6-fold up to >100 µW by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant solution instead of dissolved oxygen, but the energy-loss caused by strong capillary forces required a redesign of both microchannel size and the system.

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