Nanowire catalyst for fuel cell and method of manufacturing same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDong Yoon Shin
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Abstract
A nanowire catalyst for a fuel cell has a porous structure in which first and second pores having predetermined pore sizes are uniformly dispersed inside and on the surface thereof at a predetermined volume ratio. This enables the efficient exposure of active sites and efficient mass transfer, thereby improving fuel cell performance.
Claims3
A nanowire catalyst for a fuel cell, the nanowire catalyst comprising a catalytic metal, and the catalytic metal having a porous structure in which first and second pores having different pore sizes are uniformly dispersed inside and on a surface of the catalytic metal;
- wherein the first pores have a larger pore size than the second pores;
- wherein the first pores account for 10% to 30% by volume and the second pores account for 70% to 90% by volume with respect to the total volume of the pores;
- wherein the first pores have a pore size of 7 nm to 10 nm;
- wherein the second pores have a pore size of 2 nm to 6 nm;
- wherein the catalytic metal has a nanowire structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.