The present invention discloses porous fuel cell electrode structures, assemblies, and systems having one or more conformal metallic layers selectively deposited on one or more pore surfaces, as well as to various methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to an e
The present invention discloses porous fuel cell electrode structures, assemblies, and systems having one or more conformal metallic layers selectively deposited on one or more pore surfaces, as well as to various methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to an electrode structure adapted for use with a fuel cell system (e.g., a hydrogen or a direct hydrocarbon fuel cell system), wherein the electrode structure comprises a substrate or support structure having one or more discrete porous bulk matrix regions disposed across a top surface of the substrate. In this embodiment, each of the one or more discrete porous bulk matrix regions is defined by a plurality of acicular pores that extend through the substrate or support structure. The plurality of acicular pores define inner pore surfaces, and the inner pore surfaces have a conformal electrically conductive layer thereon, as well as a plurality of catalyst particles.
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The invention claim is: 1. A fuel cell electrode structure comprising a substrate having one or more discrete porous regions disposed across a top surface of the substrate, wherein each of the one or more discrete porous regions is defined by a plurality of pores that have aspect ratios of about 30
The invention claim is: 1. A fuel cell electrode structure comprising a substrate having one or more discrete porous regions disposed across a top surface of the substrate, wherein each of the one or more discrete porous regions is defined by a plurality of pores that have aspect ratios of about 30:1 and that extend through the substrate, wherein the plurality of pores define inner pore surfaces, and wherein the inner pore surfaces have a conformal electrically conductive film layer thereon, wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer also extends through the substrate and has an electrical resistivity of less than 1,000 μΩ-cm, and wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer has a plurality of catalyst particles dispersed thereon. 2. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the plurality of pores are mesoporous acicular pores, macroporous acicular pores, or a combination thereof. 3. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of pores has a diameter ranging from about 0.5 to about 10 microns. 4. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the substrate is derived from a noncarbonaceous solid material. 5. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the substrate has opposing top and bottom surfaces, wherein the opposing top and bottom surfaces are positioned apart from each other a distance ranging from about 300 to about 500 microns. 6. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the substrate consists essentially of silicon. 7. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the substrate is derived from a silicon wafer. 8. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer consists essentially of one or more atomic deposition layers, wherein the one or more atomic deposition layers are formed by an atomic layer deposition technique. 9. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer includes a metal that consists essentially of one or more Platinum Group Metals. 10. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer consists essentially of Ruthenium. 11. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer is derived from a precursor selected from one or more of Ru3(CO)12, Ru(C11 H19O2)2(C8H12), Ru[(CH 3CH2)C5H4]2, Ru(OC2H 5)3, Ru(C2H5)(C5H5) 2, Ru(C5H5)2, Ru(CH3COCHCOCH 3)3, Ru(C11H19O2)3, and RuCl3. 12. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the conformal electrically conductive film layer has a thickness ranging from about 50 Å to about 2,500 Å. 13. The fuel cell electrode structure of claim 1 wherein the plurality of catalyst particles consists essentially of bi-metallic particles derived from platinum and ruthenium precursors.
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