Ultra-low loadings of Au for stainless steel bipolar plates

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation

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C429S006000

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ABSTRACT:
An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for a fuel cell which comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a flow field for distributing fluid along a surface of the substrate, and an electrically conductive coating on the surface which comprises a noble metal, desirably Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir, Pt, Os, and preferably Au.

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