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Sulfur-functionalized carbon nanoarchitectures as porous, high-surface-area supports for precious metal catalysts

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The invention relates to sulfur-functionalized polymer gels and carbon gels, including aerogels, and such carbon gels containing platinum or metal nanoparticles. The platinum-containing gels may be useful as fuel-cell electrodes.

Inventors: 
Long, Jeffrey W.; Rolison, Debra R.; Baker, Wendy
Patent Number: 
Technical domain: 
Electronics and Energy
FIle Date: 
2004-11-05
Grant Date: 
2007-10-16
Grant time: 
1,075 days
Grant time percentile rank: 
19
Claim count percentile rank: 
7
Citations percentile rank: 
2
'Cited by' percentile rank: 
2
Assignee: 
US NAVY