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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Uwm Research Foundation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Junhong Chen, Kenosha, WI (US);
Zhenhai Wen, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
UWM Research Foundation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/9041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are nanocomposites including an iron-based core and a nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon shell, and methods of making and using the same. Included in the nanocomposites is an FeC-based interlayer between the core and the shell. The nanocomposites can show a catalytic activity toward reducing oxygen comparable to commercial Pt/C catalysts.