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

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