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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Yimin Zhu, Fremont, CA (US);
Jay L. Goldman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Baixin Qian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ionel C. Stefan, Hayward, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yimin Zhu, Fremont, CA (US);
Jay L. Goldman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Baixin Qian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ionel C. Stefan, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nanosys, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 4/94 (2006.01); C04B 35/52 (2006.01); C04B 35/56 (2006.01); B01J 27/22 (2006.01); B01J 27/224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to SiC nanostructures, including SiC nanopowder, SiC nanowires, and composites of SiC nanopowder and nanowires, which can be used as catalyst supports in membrane electrode assemblies and in fuel cells. The present invention also relates to composite catalyst supports comprising nanopowder and one or more inorganic nanowires for a membrane electrode assembly.