Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum are collaborating to improve the chemical reactions of fuel cell catalysts using quantum computers.
The three partners have reported accurately modelling the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) – the reaction inside a fuel cell that converts hydrogen and oxygen into electricity and water and limits the efficiency of the process – on the surface of a platinum-based catalyst.
Using Quantinuum’s H-Series quantum computer, the team has demonstrated the applicability of quantum computing in an industrial workflow to enhance the understanding of a critical chemical reaction, and plan to further explore the use of quantum computing to address relevant industry challenges.
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