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Title: Multimetallic nanoparticle catalysts with enhanced electrooxidation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1202278

A new structure-control strategy to optimize nanoparticle catalysis is provided. The presence of Au in FePtAu facilitates FePt structure transformation from chemically disordered face centered cubic (fcc) structure to chemically ordered face centered tetragonal (fct) structure, and further promotes formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). The fct-FePtAu nanoparticles show high CO poisoning resistance, achieve mass activity as high as about 2810 mA/mg Pt, and retain greater than 90% activity after a 13 hour stability test.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
Brown University (Providence, RI)
Patent Number(s):
9,093,715
Application Number:
13/793,432
OSTI ID:
1202278
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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