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US 2014/0194279 A1Published application
Nanoscale nickel-based catalytic material
AssigneeOvonic Battery Company, Inc.
InventorsKwo Young, Benjamin Reichman, Michael A. Fetcenko
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Abstract
The performance of an ABx type metal hydride alloy is improved by adding an element to the alloy which element is operative to enhance the surface area morphology of the alloy. The alloy may include surface regions of differing morphologies.
Claims14
A catalyst powder, comprising:
- a support matrix characterized by the presence of metallic catalytic nickel particles having an average particle size of 5-15 angstroms distributed therethroughout.
A catalyst powder as in claim 2, wherein the average particle size is 7-12 angstroms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.