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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8017282 | Carbon nanotube, support catalyst, method of preparing the support catalyst and a fuel cell comprising the support catalyst Carbon nanotubes have an R value of at least 1.3, where R is defined as the ratio (ID/IG) of an integral value of D band intensity (ID) to an integral value of G band intensity (IG) in the Raman spectrum. Such carbon nanot... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7977009 | Cell module for fuel cell, method for forming cell module, and fuel cell A cell module for a fuel cell according to embodiments of the invention includes a hollow-core electrolyte membrane; two electrodes one of which is arranged on the inner face of the hollow-core electrolyte membrane and the other of which is arranged on the outer fac... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7419649 | Macroreticular carbonaceous material useful in energy storing devices The present invention relates to an energy storage device comprising a macroreticular carbonaceous material having a distribution of micropores, mesopores and macropores wherein the macroreticular carbonaceous material has a total surface area of from greater than 5... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416583 | Appliance having a container including a nanostructured material for hydrogen storage An appliance that uses a substantially carbon-free hydrogen is disclosed. The appliance includes a converter, a hydrogen storage container including a carbon-based nanostructured material, a charger, a discharger and, optionally, a controller is disclosed. The hydro... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402829 | Structured silicon anode A silicon/lithium battery can be fabricated from a silicon substrate. This allows the battery to be produced as an integrated unit on a chip. The battery includes a silicon anode formed from sub-micron diameter pillars of silicon fabricated on an n-type silicon wafe... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381240 | Platinum particles with varying morphology Nanometer to micrometer sized particles containing platinum and having selected morphologies are prepared by a sonochemical process. A compound of platinum is dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a suitable liquid medium at a predetermined concentration and the liqui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365265 | Thermoelectric materials comprising nanoscale inclusions to enhance seebeck coefficient A thermoelectric material having enhanced Seebeck coefficient is characterized by a microstructure comprising nanoscale Pb inclusions dispersed in matrix substantially composed of PbTe. The excess Pb is obtained either by adding Pb in an amount greater than the stoi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7279247 | Carbon nanotube pastes and methods of use Dispersable pastes comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in water or in an organic solvent are prepared. The method of preparing the dispersable pastes comprises in general the following steps: a) removal of the catalyst used during the synthesis of SWNT;... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7250188 | Depositing metal particles on carbon nanotubes Metal catalyst particles are deposited on carbon nanotubes by preparing a silane solution of a metal catalyst salt, e.g. platinum or ruthenium chloride, immersing an electrically conducting substrate carrying nanotubes in the silane solution to yield a composite str... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7227066 | Polycrystalline optoelectronic devices based on templating technique Methods for passivating crystalline grains in an active layer for an optoelectronic device and optoelectronic devices having active layers with passivated crystalline grains are disclosed. Crystalline grains of an active layer material and/or window layer material a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205069 | Membrane comprising an array of single-wall carbon nanotubes This invention relates generally to membranes comprising an array of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) wherein the membrane is nanoporous. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises a substantially two-dimensional array of a homogeneous population of single-walled ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147966 | Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes The present invention provides conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode materials comprising aligned CNT substrates coated with an electrically conducting polymer, and the fabrication of electrodes for use in high performance electrical energy storage devices. In ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6703163 | Lithium battery and electrode An electrode includes an electrically conductive matrix containing a disulfide group, wherein an S--S bond of the disulfide group is cleaved by electrochemical reduction and reformed by electrochemical oxidation. A plurality of carbon nanotubes is dispers... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672077 | Hydrogen storage in nanostructure with physisorption A hydrogen containing nanostructure is provided, where the hydrogen is adsorbed to the nanostructure by physisorption. The nanostructure includes light elements, selected from the second and third rows of the periodic table. The nanostructure is formed as... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670301 | Carbon monoxide tolerant electrocatalyst with low platinum loading and a process for its preparation An electrocatalyst is provided for use in a fuel cell that has low platinum loading and a high tolerance to carbon monoxide poisoning. The fuel cell anode includes an electrocatalyst that has a conductive support material, ruthenium nanoparticles reduced ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6656641 | Methods of enhancing conductivity of a polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte Methods for enhancing conductivity of polymer-ceramic composite electrolytes are provided which include forming a polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte film by a melt casting technique and uniaxially stretching the film from about 5 to 15% in length. The ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6653022 | Vanadium oxide electrode materials and methods The present invention relates to the use of vanadium oxide nanotubes as electrode material in a rechargeable lithium battery. The invention further provides the method of making and uses for electrodes comprising vanadium oxide nanotubes.... | 11/25/2003 |
