Thermodynamic Effects of Nanotechnological Augmentation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

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Reece Cohen Woodley
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5310-2578
Kane Yang
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-7237
Geoffrey Bruce Tanner
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-2712
Dennis Tran
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0328-7951

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This meta-study focuses on the research regarding the use of nanotechnology in traditional fuel cells in order to increase thermodynamic efficiency through the exploitation of various thermodynamic systems and theories. The use of nanofilters and nano-structured catalysts improve the fuel cell system through the means of filtering molecules from protons and electrons significantly increases the possible output of the fuel cell and the use of nano-platinum catalysts to lower the activation energy of the fuel cell chemical reaction a notable amount resulting in a more efficient system and smaller entropy in comparison to the use of macro sized catalysts.

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Reece Cohen Woodley, University of Technology Sydney

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Kane Yang, University of Technology Sydney

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Geoffrey Bruce Tanner, University of Technology Sydney

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Dennis Tran, University of Technology Sydney

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