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In this chapter, special attention is given to the use of chalcogenide materials as tolerant cathodes to the micro-laminar flow fuel cell (μLFFC) and other membrane-less micro-systems.
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Alonso-Vante, N. (2018). Micro-fuel Cells. In: Chalcogenide Materials for Energy Conversion. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89612-0_6
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