Patents Assigned to MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUND DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
  • A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING THE CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY OF OER
    Publication number: 20220389597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), comprising exposing the catalyst to an external magnetic field of between 65×10?6 mT and ?200 mT during the oxygen evolution reaction, wherein the catalyst is a material which exhibits an increased Berry phase induced by the exposure of the catalyst to the external magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUND DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Guowei LI, Claudia FELSER
  • METHOD OF BOOSTING HYDROGEN EVOLUTION ACTIVITY OF ELECTROCATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20220333259
    Abstract: The present invention refers to methods of increasing the catalytic efficieny of Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HER) electrocatalysts with a low external magnetic field. The present invention further includes electrochemical cells having an external magnetic field. The electrocatalyst is a metal or a compound with partially filled d-orbitals, more preferred a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material with partially filled d-orbitals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUND DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Guowei LI, Claudia FELSER