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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. L. Steinbach, Shoreview, MN (US);
Amy E. Hester, Hudson, WI (US);
Dennis F. Van Der Vliet, Lubbock, TX (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/921 (2013.01); H01M 4/8871 (2013.01); H01M 4/9058 (2013.01); H01M 4/925 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
Catalysts comprising nanostructured elements comprising microstructured whiskers having an outer surface at least partially covered by a catalyst material having the formula PtNiAu, wherein x is in a range from 27.3 to 29.9, y is in a range from 63.0 to 70.0, and z is in a range from 0.1 to 9.6. Catalyst described herein are useful, for example, in fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies.