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US 9,543,606 B2Granted
Fuel cell and proces for manufacturing a fuel cell
AssigneeMicronas GmbH
InventorsMirko Lehmann, Claas Mueller, Holger Reinecke, Mirko Frank, Gilbert Erdler
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a fuel cell with a storage unit (4) for storing hydrogen (Hx), with a proton conductive layer, which covers a surface of the storage unit (4), and with a cathode (7) on a side of the proton conductive layer, which side is located opposite, wherein the storage unit (4) is directly coupled with an anode and/or the storage unit (4) is incorporated in a substrate (1) of a semiconductor. The storage unit (4) is preferably connected to the substrate (1) at least via a stress compensation layer (3).
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A fuel cell comprising:
- a storage unit for storing hydrogen;
- a proton-conductive layer, which covers a first surface of said storage unit;
- and
- a cathode on a side of said proton-conductive layer, the side being located opposite said storage unit,
- wherein said storage unit is directly coupled with an anode and said storage unit is arranged within a cavity in a substrate of a semiconductor, and wherein the storage unit has a lamellar structure filling the cavity, the lamellar structure being composed of palladium.
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A fuel cell, comprising:
- a storage unit for storing hydrogen;
- a proton-conductive layer that covers a first surface of the storage unit;
- a cathode disposed on a first side of the proton-conductive layer, the side being located opposite the storage unit, wherein the storage unit, capable of absorbing hydrogen, forms an anode and is embedded in a cavity or depression of a substrate comprising silicon;
- a hydrogen diffusion barrier formed between the storage unit and the substrate;
- and
- a stress compensation layer formed between the storage unit and the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.