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Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area (open access)

Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area

A plurality of nail current collector members are useful in the gas flow passages of an electrochemical device to optimize the active surfaces of the device and to provide structural support. In addition, the thicknesses of cathode and anode layers within the electrochemical device are varied according to current flow through the device to reduce resistance and increase operating efficiency.
Date: November 26, 1999
Creator: George, Thomas J. & Meacham, G.B. Kirby
System: The UNT Digital Library