Yun Chen

US Patent:

20220320526, Oct 6, 2022

Filed:

Mar 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/703977

Inventors:

- Morgantown WV, US
Yun CHEN - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kirk GERDES - Morgantown WV, US

International Classification:

H01M 4/86
H01M 4/88
C23C 16/40
C23C 16/455
C23C 16/06
H01M 4/90

Abstract:

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to method of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also disclosed are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

US Patent:

20190379057, Dec 12, 2019

Filed:

Jun 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/439277

Inventors:

- Morgantown WV, US
Yun Chen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kirk Gerdes - Morgantown WV, US

International Classification:

H01M 4/86
H01M 4/88
H01M 4/92
H01M 4/90
C23C 16/455
C23C 16/06
C23C 16/40

Abstract:

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to method of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also disclosed are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.