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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zijie Lu, Novi, MI (US);
Jun Yang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark S. Sulek, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chunchuan Xu, Troy, MI (US);
Kerrie K. Gath, Pittsfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/926 (2013.01); H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 4/8673 (2013.01); H01M 4/9083 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer adjacent to a gas diffusion layer and a proton exchange membrane, and ionomer-free active metal-loaded carbon nanostructures and active metal-free ionomer-coated carbon nanostructures arranged to define pores therebetween to facilitate transport of reactant gases and product water in the fuel cell.