Proton conductive film, process for producing the same, and fuel cell employing the proton-conductive film

Abstract

It is intended to provide a proton conducting membrane which is excellent in heat resistance, dimensional stability, fuel barrier properties, flexibility, etc. and exhibits an excellent protonic conductivity even at high temperatures, a method of producing same and a fuel cell which can operate stably at high temperatures, the proton conducting membrane of the present invention comprises a support filled with a proton conducting structure (β) comprising an acid-containing structure containing an acid group, which support being made of an organic-inorganic composite structure (α) having a crosslinked structure formed by a metal-oxygen bond and an open-cell structure having internally-formed pores connected continuously to each other by the crosslinked structure, and the use of this proton conducting membrane makes it possible to obtain a fuel cell having an excellent performance.

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