@inproceedings{48f4fadd605a4cc0bb81de38a00124a3,
title = "Polymer separator to minimize crossover in microfluidic direct methanol fuel cells",
abstract = "Microfluidic direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) overcome some key issues- fuel crossover and water management - that typically hampers conventional polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells. Here we report a method to further minimize fuel crossover in microfluidic DMFC. First, a polymer separator at the interface of the fuel and electrolyte streams in a single-channel microfluidic DMFC to reduce the cross-sectional area across which methanol can diffuse. Maximum power densities of 6.8 mW cm-2 were obtained with a separator with when using 2 M methanol. This simple design improvement reduces loss at the cathode leading to better performance.",
keywords = "Laminar flow, Methanol crossover, Microfluidic direct methanol fuel cell",
author = "Weiwei Huo and Fengchun Sun and Hongwen He",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 2014 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC Asia-Pacific 2014 ; Conference date: 31-08-2014 Through 03-09-2014",
year = "2014",
month = oct,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1109/ITEC-AP.2014.6940883",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC Asia-Pacific 2014 - Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC Asia-Pacific 2014 - Conference Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}