Three dimensional polymeric fuel cell components

• US 20050100779A1
• Filed: 11/07/2003
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Eric Gertner
• Original Assignee: Michael Eric Gertner
• Inventors: Gertner, Michael Eric
• Application Number:
  US10/703,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20050100779A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/524
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 18/1651 Two or more layers only obtained by electroless plating
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 18/285 Sensitising or activating with tin based compound or composition
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 18/30 Activating or accelerating or sensitising with palladium or other noble metal
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 18/54 Contact plating, i.e. electroless electrochemical plating
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/881 Electrolytic membranes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/8853 Electrodeposition
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/92 Metals of platinum group H01M4/94 , H01M4/9058 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/10 Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

A fuel cell component is described wherein a porous polymeric substrate is coated with a first conductive coating and optionally a second and third coating to enhance catalysis activity.

Claims

1. A catalytic fuel cell component comprising:

a. a porous polymeric material

b. a first electrochemically deposited conductive coating

c. an optional second electrochemically deposited conductive and catalytic coating

d. an optional third electrochemically deposited, catalysis enhancing coating

2. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said polymeric material is a biologic polymer.

3. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said polymeric material is a hydrogel.

4. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said polymeric material is derived from nanostructured elements.

5. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said first coating is electrochemically deposited gold.

6. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said first coating is electrochemically deposited platinum.

7. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said first coating is derived from nanostructured elements.

8. The fuel cell component of 1 wherein said second catalytic coating is electrochemically deposited platinum.

9. The fuel cell component of 1 wherein said optional third catalysis enhancing component are ruthenium nanoclusters

10. The fuel cell electrode of 1 wherein said second catalytic coating is non-continuous and comprised of particles larger than 500 nanometers.

11. The fuel cell component of 10 wherein said catalytic particles comprise a first material and a second material.

12. The fuel cell component in 11 wherein said first material in said catalytic particles has a particle structure

13. The fuel cell component in 11 wherein said second material in said catalytic particles is an electrochemically deposited catalytic coating.