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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Kyle S. Brinkman, Aiken, SC (US);
Inventor:
Kyle S. Brinkman, Aiken, SC (US);
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H01M 4/9025 (2013.01); H01M 8/126 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0074 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are solid fuel cells, including solid oxide fuel cells and PEM fuel cells that include nanocrystalline cerium oxide materials as a component of the fuel cells. A solid oxide fuel cell can include nanocrystalline cerium oxide as a cathode component and microcrystalline cerium oxide as an electrolyte component, which can prevent mechanical failure and interdiffusion common in other fuel cells. A solid oxide fuel cell can also include nanocrystalline cerium oxide in the anode. A PEM fuel cell can include cerium oxide as a catalyst support in the cathode and optionally also in the anode.