Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Having earth feature
Patent
1996-12-13
1999-03-30
Bell, Bruce F.
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Having earth feature
429 27, 429 59, 429101, 429218, 420900, H01M 486
Patent
active
058886656
ABSTRACT:
An at least ternary metal alloy of the formula AB.sub.(Z-Y) X.sub.(Y) is disclosed. In this formula, A is selected from the rare earth elements, B is selected from the elements of Groups 8, 9, and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and X includes at least one of the following: antimony, arsenic, germanium, tin or bismuth. Z is greater than or equal to 4.8 and less than or equal to 6.0. Y is greater than 0 and less than 1. Ternary or higher-order substitutions to the base AB.sub.5 alloys that form strong kinetic interactions with the predominant metals in the base metal hydride are used to form metal alloys with high structural integrity after multiple cycles of hydrogen sorption.
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Bowman Robert
Bugga Ratnakumar V.
Fultz Brent
Hightower Adrian
Surampudi Subra Rao
Bell Bruce F.
California Institute of Technology
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