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US 2018/0323444 A1Published application
Fuel cell electrode and fuel cell using the same
AssigneesTsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsHONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
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Abstract
A fuel cell electrode comprises a three-dimensional porous composite structure comprising a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores; and at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
Claims15
A fuel cell electrode, comprising:
- a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores;
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- at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
A fuel cell comprising:
- an anode and a cathode, at least one of the anode and the cathode comprising a three-dimensional porous composite structure, the three-dimensional porous composite structure comprising:
- a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores;
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- at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction;
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- a container having the anode, the cathode and electrolytes therein;
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- two gas paths configured to provide fuel gas and oxidant gas.
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