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AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsTakahiro Higashino, Masatoshi Majima, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Naho Mizuhara, Kazuki Okuno, Chihiro Hiraiwa, Yohei Noda, Masahiro Kato
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Provided is a porous current collector which is used for a fuel electrode and has a high gas reforming function and high durability. A porous current collector 9 is provided adjacent to a fuel electrode 4 of a fuel cell 101 that includes a solid electrolyte layer 2, the fuel electrode 4 disposed on one side of the solid electrolyte layer, and an air electrode 3 disposed on the other side. The porous current collector includes a porous metal body 1 and a first catalyst 20. The porous metal body has an alloy layer 12a at least on a surface thereof, the alloy layer containing nickel (Ni) and tin (Sn). The first catalyst, which is in the form of particles, is supported on a surface of the alloy layer, the surface facing pores of the porous metal body, and is capable of processing a carbon component contained in a fuel gas that flows inside the pores.
A porous current collector, which is provided adjacent to a fuel electrode of a fuel cell that includes a solid electrolyte layer, the fuel electrode disposed on one side of the solid electrolyte layer, and an air electrode disposed on the other side, comprising a porous metal body and a first catalyst,
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