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The impact of anode design on fuel crossover of direct ethanol fuel cell

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Direct-ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) hold a promising future owing to its simple balance of plant operation and potential high-energy density. The significant challenges associated with it is the fuel crossover, which limits its performance and durability. In the present work, Pt–Pd nanocomposites were fused so as to find its impact on the anode design of DEFC. The current paper aimed to address these issues optimally and it also investigated the ethanol crossover by various electrochemical characterization techniques.

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  1. Technische Universität München — Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore

    SETHU SUNDAR PETHAIAH

  2. I-BTec, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    JAYAKUMAR ARUNKUMAR, MAXIMIANO RAMOS & AHMED AL-JUMAILY

  3. Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India

    NATARAJAN MANIVANNAN

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PETHAIAH, S.S., ARUNKUMAR, J., RAMOS, M. et al. The impact of anode design on fuel crossover of direct ethanol fuel cell. Bull Mater Sci 39, 273–278 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-015-1130-6

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