NANOWIRE-BASED MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES FOR FUEL CELLS

摘要

The present invention disclosed nanowires (316) for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed which generally comprises a proton exchange membrane (306), an anode electrode (308) and a cathode electrode (310), wherein at least one or more of the anode electrode and cathode electrode comprise an interconnected network of the catalyst supported nanowires. Methods are also disclosed for preparing a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell based upon an interconnected network of nanowires.