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  • Electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction with reduced platinum oxidation and dissolution rates
    Patent number: 8308989
    Abstract: The invention relates to platinum-metal oxide composite particles and their use as electrocatalysts in oxygen-reducing cathodes and fuel cells. The invention particularly relates to methods for preventing the oxidation of the platinum electrocatalyst in the cathodes of fuel cells by use of these platinum-metal oxide composite particles. The invention additionally relates to methods for producing electrical energy by supplying such a fuel cell with an oxidant, such as oxygen, and a fuel source, such as hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Radoslav Adzic, Junliang Zhang, Miomir Vukmirovic