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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Gerald W. Fly, Geneseo, NY (US);
Yeh-hung Lai, Webster, NY (US);
Chunxin Ji, Pennfield, NY (US);
Jeanette E. Owejan, Honeoye, NY (US);
Gerald W. Fly, Geneseo, NY (US);
Yeh-Hung Lai, Webster, NY (US);
Chunxin Ji, Pennfield, NY (US);
Jeanette E. Owejan, Honeoye, NY (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A catalyst ink composition for a fuel cell electrode is provided. The catalyst ink composition includes a plurality of electrically conductive support particles; a catalyst formed from a finely divided precious metal, the catalyst supported by the conductive support particles; an ionomer; at least one solvent; and a reinforcing material configured to bridge and distribute stresses across the electrically conductive support particles of the ink composition upon a drying thereof. An electrode for a fuel cell and a method of fabricating the electrode with the catalyst ink composition are also provided.