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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Cenk Gumeci, Walled Lake, MI (US);
David Thompson, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 8/1213 (2016.01); H01M 8/124 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/9058 (2013.01); H01M 4/8621 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 8/1213 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8684 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anode may be coated with a catalyst layer to improve solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) efficiency and provide lower operating temperatures. The catalyst layer may be highly porous and may be a core-shell structure or a layered structure. The catalyst layer may be deposited on the anode as a nanoframe structure or a cage structure.