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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Minhua Shao, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Minhua Shao, Farmington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/12 (2006.01); C25F 3/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/92 (2013.01); B22F 1/0018 (2013.01); B22F 1/0088 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C23F 1/12 (2013.01); C25F 3/02 (2013.01); H01M 4/88 (2013.01); B22F 2201/013 (2013.01); B22F 2301/25 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing a surfactant from a palladium nanoparticle includes exposing the palladium nanoparticle to hydrogen and removing the surfactant from the palladium nanoparticle. A method includes synthesizing a palladium nanoparticle using a surfactant. The surfactant influences a geometric property of the palladium nanoparticle and bonds to the palladium nanoparticle. The method also includes exposing the palladium nanoparticle to hydrogen to remove the surfactant from the palladium nanoparticle.