Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals
March 24, 2026
March 24, 2026
ITHACA, New York, March 24 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals
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A high acid environment is great for a snappy hydrogen oxidation reaction - the reaction at the heart of a clean-energy fuel cell. The problem is the only catalysts that won't dissolve in the high acid of traditional fuel cells are precious metals - platinum, palladium and the like - . . .
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Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals
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A high acid environment is great for a snappy hydrogen oxidation reaction - the reaction at the heart of a clean-energy fuel cell. The problem is the only catalysts that won't dissolve in the high acid of traditional fuel cells are precious metals - platinum, palladium and the like - . . .