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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Berthold Nuber, Kanagawa, JP;
Bjoern Pietzak, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Berthold Nuber, Kanagawa, JP;
Bjoern Pietzak, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M008/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fullerene-based proton conductor including a proton conductive functional group connected to the fullerene by an at least partially fluorinated spacer molecule. Also, a polymer including at least two of the proton conductors that are connected by a linking molecule. Further, an electrochemical device employing the polymer as a proton exchange membrane, whereby the device is able to achieve a self-humidifying characteristic.