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Title: Palladium-cobalt particles as oxygen-reduction electrocatalysts

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1013858

The present invention relates to palladium-cobalt particles useful as oxygen-reducing electrocatalysts. The invention also relates to oxygen-reducing cathodes and fuel cells containing these palladium-cobalt particles. The invention additionally relates to methods for the production of electrical energy by using the palladium-cobalt particles of the invention.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,632,601
Application Number:
US Patent Application 11/054,587
OSTI ID:
1013858
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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