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US 2017/0207464 A1Published application
Oxygen electrode and a method of manufacturing the same
OwnerElod Lajos Gyenge, Pooya Hosseini Benhangiinventors
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a method of manufacturing an oxygen electrode. The method comprises: providing an electrically conductive substrate; depositing an electrocatalyst layer on the substrate; and intercalating alkali-metal ions into the catalyst layer. Some other embodiments provide an oxygen electrode manufactured in accordance with the method and a metal-air battery, a regenerative H2—O2 fuel cell, a direct fuel cell, and an electrochemical cell comprising the oxygen electrode.
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A method of manufacturing an oxygen electrode, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an electrically conductive substrate;
- (b) depositing an electrocatalyst layer on the substrate;
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- (c) intercalating alkali-metal ions into the electrocatalyst layer, wherein the intercalation is electric potential driven and the alkali-metal ions are provided by an alkali-metal salt dissolved in an aqueous solution.
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