Patent ID: 8728680

Claim:
A fuel cell component comprising: a carbon-containing layer doped with a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, ruthenium, gold, palladium, and combinations thereof, the carbon-containing layer comprising an ionomeric composition including nanotubes of an ion conducting ionomer, the ion conducting ionomer including a component selected from the group consisting of perfluorosulfonic acid polymer ionomer, sulfonated polytrifluorostyrene, sulfonated hydrocarbon polymer, polyimide, polyvinylidene fluoride, polybenzimidazole, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyetherketone, polyphenylenesulfide, polyphenyleneoxide, polyphosphazene, polyethylenenaphthalate, polyamide, polyester, and combinations thereof wherein the carbon-containing layer has a ratio of sp 2 to sp 3 hybridized carbon from about 0.8 to about 4.