Microfluidic Fuel Cells and Batteries

✍ Scribed by Erik Kjeang (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 81
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Microfluidic fuel cells and batteries represent a special type of electrochemical power generators that can be miniaturized and integrated in a microfluidic chip. Summarizing the initial ten years of research and development in this emerging field, this SpringerBrief is the first book dedicated to microfluidic fuel cell and battery technology for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Written at a critical juncture, where strategically applied research is urgently required to seize impending technology opportunities for commercial, analytical, and educational utility, the intention is for this book to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for current and prospective researchers in the general area of membraneless, microfluidic electrochemical energy conversion. As the overall goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive resource for both research and technology development, it features extensive descriptions of the underlying fundamental theory, fabrication methods, and cell design principles, as well as a thorough review of previous contributions in this field and a future outlook with recommendations for further work. It is hoped that the content will entice and enable new research groups and engineers to rapidly gain traction in their own laboratories towards the development of next generation microfluidic electrochemical cells.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Theory....Pages 7-15
Fabrication and Testing....Pages 17-24
Devices....Pages 25-49
Modeling....Pages 51-55
Research Trends and Directions....Pages 57-67
Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 69-70
Back Matter....Pages 71-76

✦ Subjects

Energy Storage; Energy Harvesting; Electrochemistry; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Math. Applications in Chemistry; Computer Engineering