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US 7,842,153 B2Granted
Decal method for transferring platinum-and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures
AssigneeAtomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
InventorsChun-Ching Chien, King-Tsai Jeng
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Abstract
Platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures are formed on a substrate at first. Then, a support of a proton exchange membrane is taken. In the end, the catalysts are transferred to the support.
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A decal method for transferring platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures, comprising steps of:
- (a) spraying a polymeric thin film on a substrate;
- (b) growing platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts on said polymeric thin film by the steps of:
- (I) spraying a solvent mixture having a certain density of nanoparticles wherein said nanoparticles comprise a plurality of silicon dioxide particles on a surface of said polymeric thin film and hot-drying said solvent mixture to obtain a stacked arrangement of said nanoparticles of at least one layer of a face-centered cubic lattice nanonetwork structure on said polymeric thin film through a self-assembly function of said nanoparticles, wherein the solvent mixture is selected from a group consisting of a hydrous solvent mixture and an organic solvent mixture;
- (II) filling a metal ion solution into vacant spaces between said nanoparticles wherein the solution comprises a metal ion or a metal ion mixture or vacuum sputtering a catalyst metal element into vacant spaces between said nanoparticles, and
- (III) processing a hydrogasified reduction reaction and a first heat treatment to decompose said nanoparticles to obtain said platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures on said polymeric thin film;
- (c) processing a second heat treatment to decompose said polymeric thin film to separate said substrate and said catalysts;
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- (d) spraying a binder on a surface of a proton exchange membrane support to bind said support with said catalysts so as to transfer said catalysts on said support through a hot-press treatment,
- wherein a hydrofluoric acid solution is added and wherein the second heat treatment is operated at a temperature lower than 100 Celsius degree (° C.).
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