US Patent Issued to Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University on July 21 for "Gold-doped nickel nanocluster, preparation method therefor, and use thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,932, issued on July 21, was assigned to Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea).

"Gold-doped nickel nanocluster, preparation method therefor, and use thereof" was invented by Dongil Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Woojun Choi (Seoul, South Korea) and Yongsung Jo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a gold-doped nickel nanocluster having a specific number of gold atoms, nickel atoms, and organothiol-based ligands. The gold atoms, the nickel atoms, and the organothiol-based ligands are bonded in a specific structure, a method for manufacturing the same, an electrode for conve...