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Title: Method for producing electricity using a platinum-ruthenium-palladium catalyst in a fuel cell

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174701

A method for producing electricity using a fuel cell that utilizes a ternary alloy composition as a fuel cell catalyst, the ternary alloy composition containing platinum, ruthenium and palladium. The alloy shows increased activity as compared to well-known catalysts.

Research Organization:
Symyx Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-97ER82492
Assignee:
Symyx Technologies, Inc.
Patent Number(s):
6,682,837
Application Number:
10/223,942
OSTI ID:
1174701
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

Automated Electrochemical Analysis with Combinatorial Electrode Arrays journal October 1999
Solution-Based Assembly of Metal Surfaces by Combinatorial Methods journal January 1996
Carbon Monoxide Tolerant Anodes for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells. II. Alloy Catalyst Development journal January 1998
Discovery of methanol electro-oxidation catalysts by combinatorial analysis report December 1996
Combinatorial Electrochemistry: A Highly Parallel, Optical Screening Method for Discovery of Better Electrocatalysts journal June 1998

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