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Carbon-Coated Nickel enables a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Free of Precious Metals

Atomic-scale STEM imaging and EELS spectroscopic analysis of core-shell Ni@CNx electrocatalysts. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119883119

A nitrogen-doped, carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of the precious metals currently used, Cornell University researchers have found.

The new discovery could accelerate the widespread use of hydrogen fuel cells, which hold great promise as efficient, clean energy sources for vehicles and other applications.

It’s one of a string of discoveries for the Héctor D. Abruña lab in their ongoing search for active, inexpensive, durable catalysts for use in alkaline fuel cells.

“This finding makes progress toward using eff...

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