A family of nonprecious metal derivatives capable of catalyzing fuel cell reactions nearly as well as platinum, at a much less cost has been discovered by Cornell University chemists.
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Their results pave the way for a future where hydrogen fuel cells efficiently drive cars, generators, and even spacecraft with negligible greenhouse gas emissions.
These less expensive metals will enable wider deployment of hydrogen fuel cells. They will push us away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources.
Héctor D. Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University
Abruña, along with co-authors Francis DiSalvo, the John A. Newman emeritus professor of chemistry; doctoral student Rui Zeng; Yao Yang, Ph.D. ’21; Xinran Feng, Ph.D. ’21, and…