Electrode catalyst layer for fuel cell and method of producing the same
OwnerSatoshi Kadotani, Nobuhiro Yamada +2inventors
InventorsSatoshi Kadotani, Nobuhiro Yamada, Tatsuya Kawahara, Tetsuya Hatanaka
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Abstract
An electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell includes a first region and a second region more highly water repellent than the first region. The amount of catalyst per unit area in the first region is smaller than the amount of catalyst per unit area in the second region. The electrode catalyst layer makes it possible to reduce the amount of catalyst contained in the electrode catalyst layers, while avoiding a drop in output voltage of the fuel cell.
Claims9
An electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell, comprising:
- a plurality of first regions;
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- a plurality of second regions more highly water repellent than the first region;
- wherein the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions are situated dispersedly within a plane and the amount of catalyst per unit area in the first region is smaller than the amount of catalyst per unit area in the second region.
A method of producing an electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell, comprising:
- (a) preparing a first dispersion that contains a catalyst, and a second dispersion that contains the catalyst;
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- (b) applying the first dispersion onto a support in order to produce a plurality of first regions contained in the electrode catalyst layer, and applying the second dispersion onto the support in order to produce a plurality of second regions contained in the electrode catalyst layer, wherein the second regions have higher water repellency than the first regions;
- wherein application of the first dispersion and application of the second dispersion are carried out such that the plurality of second regions are situated dispersedly within a plane and the amount of catalyst per unit area in the first region is smaller than the amount of catalyst per unit area in the second region.
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