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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Siddharth Komini Babu, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jacob Schatz Spendelow, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Rangachary Mukundan, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8892 (2013.01); H01M 4/8673 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC), comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode includes a coaxial nanowire electrode. In some embodiments, the coaxial nanowire electrode comprises a plurality of ionomer nanowires, and a catalyst coating that coats at least part of the ionomer nanowires. Moreover, in some embodiments, a nanowire of the plurality of ionomer nanowires and a section of the catalyst coating that coats the nanowire form two coaxial cylinders.