Carbon catalyst and process for production thereof, and electrode and battery each equipped with same

US8999874B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999874-B2
Application numberUS-201113881456-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 1, 2011
Priority dateNov 8, 2010
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Provided is a carbon catalyst having an improved catalytic activity, a production method therefor, and an electrode and a battery which use the carbon catalyst. The carbon catalyst is obtained by carbonizing a raw material including an organic substance containing a nitrogen atom and metals, and includes iron and/or cobalt, and copper as the metals. Further, the carbon catalyst has a crystallinity of 41.0% or less, which is determined by X-ray diffractometry, a nitrogen atom-to-carbon atom ratio of 0.7 or more, which is determined by X-ray photoelectronic spectrometry, and an oxygen reduction-starting potential of 0.774 V (vs. NHE) or more.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A carbon catalyst having a shell-like structure and a crystallinity of from 5.0% to 41.0% as determined by X-ray diffractometry, wherein the carbon catalyst is obtained by carbonizing a raw material, the raw material including: an organic substance containing a nitrogen atom; and metals, the metals comprising copper and at least one of iron and cobalt, wherein a ratio of a content of copper to a total content of copper, iron, and cobalt in the raw m…

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What does patent US8999874B2 cover?
Provided is a carbon catalyst having an improved catalytic activity, a production method therefor, and an electrode and a battery which use the carbon catalyst. The carbon catalyst is obtained by carbonizing a raw material including an organic substance containing a nitrogen atom and metals, and includes iron and/or cobalt, and copper as the metals. Further, the carbon catalyst has a crystallin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kishimoto Takeaki, Mizushiri Mayumi, Ozaki Jun-Ichi, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/9041. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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