Electrodeposited platinum-gold alloy
| Patent Number: | 11674234 |
| Issued: | 6/13/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A coating made of platinum-gold alloy is provided, together with a method of its preparation by electrodeposition. The alloy is composed of more than 50 atomic percent platinum. The microstructure of the alloy consists of generally ellipsoidal grains. More than half of the grains have a major axis of 10 nm or less. |
| Filed: | 9/3/2021 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |