WO2020031479A1 - 燃料電池用電極触媒層及びそれを用いた固体高分子形燃料電池 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell using the same.
- the polymer electrolyte fuel cell has a structure in which a catalyst layer is provided on each surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and a gas diffusion layer is provided outside the catalyst layer.
- the catalyst layer is generally a porous layer composed of a catalyst-carrying carrier in which a noble metal catalyst is supported on the surface of carrier particles.
- a fuel gas such as hydrogen or methanol, or an oxidizing agent such as oxygen or air flows in the porous layer, and an electrode reaction occurs at a three-phase interface. As a result of the reaction, water is generated in the catalyst layer.
- the generated water dissipates from the catalyst layer.
- water accumulates in the catalyst layer, and as the water progresses, the catalyst layer becomes unable to store water, and a so-called flooding phenomenon occurs.
- a flooding phenomenon is likely to occur because the surface is relatively hydrophilic. The flooding phenomenon is considered to contribute to a decrease in cell voltage.
- Patent Literature 1 discloses that a water-repellent surface protective substance is adsorbed on the surface of a catalyst carrier made of an inorganic material such as a metal oxide for the purpose of preventing the catalyst-supporting powder from being wet with water, and the catalyst substance is further supported. Catalyst-supported powders have been proposed.
- Patent Document 2 proposes to use a catalyst support containing a catalyst made of a carrier made of an inorganic oxide and a highly hydrophobic substance having a higher hydrophobicity than the inorganic oxide. Have been.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell, which can effectively prevent a decrease in cell voltage by preventing the occurrence of a flooding phenomenon.
- the present invention is a catalyst-carrying carrier in which a catalyst is carried on a carrier made of a conductive inorganic oxide, and a fuel cell electrode catalyst layer containing a hydrophilic material
- the hydrophilic material is an aggregate of hydrophilic particles having conductivity
- the content of the hydrophilic material in the catalyst layer is 2% by mass or more and less than 20% by mass with respect to the total of the carrier and the hydrophilic material
- the ratio of the particle diameter d1 of the hydrophilic particles to the particle diameter D of the catalyst-supporting carrier is 0.5 or more and 3.0 or less
- An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell electrode catalyst layer in which the ratio of the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material to the thickness T of the catalyst layer is 0.1 or more and 1.2 or less.
- the fuel cell electrode catalyst layer of the present invention includes a catalyst-carrying carrier in which a carrier carries a catalyst.
- the carrier is composed of inorganic oxide particles.
- the inorganic oxide for example, a metal oxide, a nonmetal oxide, or a metalloid oxide can be used. From the viewpoint of increasing the electrical conductivity of the catalyst layer, it is advantageous that the inorganic oxide has conductivity.
- the inorganic oxide preferably has a volume resistivity of, for example, 100 k ⁇ cm or less. The volume resistivity is measured by using, for example, a dust resistance measuring system (Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech PD-51) and a resistivity meter (Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech MCP-T610).
- the inorganic oxide examples include indium oxide, tin oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, selenium oxide, tungsten oxide, zinc oxide, vanadium oxide, and tantalum oxide.
- oxides, niobium-based oxides, and rhenium-based oxides are included.
- More preferred inorganic oxides include, for example, those in which tin oxide contains one or more elements of indium, niobium, tantalum, antimony, and tungsten. Further, tin oxide containing fluorine may be used.
- tin oxide containing indium, tin oxide containing antimony, tin oxide containing fluorine, tin oxide containing fluorine, tin oxide containing tantalum, tin oxide containing tantalum antimony, tin oxide containing tungsten, and tin oxide containing tungsten examples include metal or non-metal-containing (doped) tin oxide such as niobium-containing tin oxide.
- the particle diameter of the inorganic oxide is preferably 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less, particularly 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less, and particularly preferably 20 nm or more and 50 nm or less from the viewpoint of increasing the specific surface area of the carrier. It is also preferable that the particle diameter D of the catalyst-carrying support in which the catalyst is supported on the inorganic oxide is within this range.
- the particle diameters of the inorganic oxide and the catalyst-supporting carrier can be determined by observing the cross section of the catalyst layer with an electron microscope image, measuring the maximum transverse length of 500 or more particles, and calculating the average value. The observation magnification is 100,000 times, and at that magnification, the object is measured with respect to an object recognized as the smallest unit as a particle, judging from the apparent geometrical form.
- the same catalysts as those used so far in the technical field can be used.
- platinum, an alloy of platinum and a precious metal other than platinum, an alloy of platinum and a base metal, and the like can be given.
- Noble metals other than platinum include palladium, ruthenium, rhodium and iridium.
- Base metals include vanadium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, iron and titanium. It is preferable that these catalysts have an average particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less on the surface of the support from the viewpoint of efficient expression of catalytic ability.
- the particle size of the catalyst can be measured in the same manner as the method for measuring the particle size of the inorganic oxide and the catalyst-supporting carrier. The observation magnification is 500,000 times.
- the method for supporting the catalyst on the surface of the support is not particularly limited, and a method similar to a method known so far in the art can be employed.
- platinum as the catalyst, and the like platinum source as chloroplatinic acid hexahydrate (H 2 PtCl 6 ⁇ 6H 2 O) and dinitrodiammineplatinum (Pt (NH 3) 2 ( NO 2) 2)
- a known method such as a liquid phase chemical reduction method, a gas phase chemical reduction method, an impregnation-reduction pyrolysis method, a colloid method, and a surface-modified colloid pyrolysis reduction method, so that platinum is converted to a carrier. It can be carried.
- the amount of the supported catalyst is preferably 1% by mass to 70% by mass, more preferably 5% by mass to 20% by mass, based on the mass of the carrier.
- a dispersion containing a platinum compound such as a platinum complex or a platinum salt, a base metal compound such as a base metal complex or a base metal salt, and a reducing agent is heated. Thereby, the platinum and the base metal are reduced to form a platinum alloy, and the carrier can support the platinum alloy.
- the fuel cell electrode catalyst layer of the present invention further contains a hydrophilic material. It is sufficient that at least the surface of the hydrophilic material is hydrophilic. Examples of such a hydrophilic material include an aggregate of hydrophilic particles. By using the aggregate of the hydrophilic particles, the effective specific surface area of the hydrophilic material is increased, and a water discharge path is easily secured in the catalyst layer. Further, since no generated water is generated inside the aggregate of the hydrophilic particles, the water can be discharged more efficiently.
- the shape of the hydrophilic particles is not particularly limited as long as the specific surface area can be increased.
- various shapes such as a spherical shape, a polyhedral shape, a plate shape or a spindle shape, or a mixture thereof can be adopted.
- ⁇ As a measure of hydrophilicity,“ hydrophobicity ”can be used.
- the hydrophobicity can be measured using a powder wettability tester (WET101P manufactured by Resca Corporation) as follows. 50 mg of the object to be measured is added to 60 ml of water (temperature: 25 ° C.), and the mixture is stirred by a stirring blade. Under this condition, methanol is dropped into water. At the same time, the methanol aqueous solution is irradiated with a laser beam having a wavelength of 780 nm, and the transmittance thereof is measured. The volume concentration of methanol at which the measurement object wets, sediments and suspends, and the transmittance becomes 80% is defined as the hydrophobicity.
- the hydrophobicity is preferably less than 2% by volume.
- the hydrophobicity of the inorganic oxide particles not subjected to the hydrophobic treatment as described in Patent Document 2 is substantially 0% by volume. When the hydrophobicity is 0% by volume, it means that the substance is immediately settled when added to water, and the hydrophobicity cannot be measured.
- the hydrophilic particles constituting the hydrophilic material include, for example, particles of an inorganic oxide. From the viewpoint of increasing the electric conductivity of the catalyst layer, it is advantageous that the hydrophilic particles have conductivity. For example, it is preferable to use hydrophilic particles having a volume resistivity of 100 k ⁇ cm or less.
- the inorganic oxide constituting the hydrophilic particles include indium-based oxides, tin-based oxides, titanium-based oxides, zirconium-based oxides, and selenium-based oxides, similarly to the inorganic oxide used for the carrier.
- a tungsten-based oxide, a zinc-based oxide, a vanadium-based oxide, a tantalum-based oxide, a niobium-based oxide, and a rhenium-based oxide More preferred inorganic oxides include, for example, those in which tin oxide contains one or more elements of indium, niobium, tantalum, antimony, and tungsten. Further, tin oxide containing fluorine may be used.
- tin oxide containing indium, tin oxide containing antimony, tin oxide containing fluorine, tin oxide containing fluorine, tin oxide containing tantalum, tin oxide containing tantalum antimony, tin oxide containing tungsten, and tin oxide containing tungsten examples include metal or non-metal-containing (doped) tin oxide such as niobium-containing tin oxide.
- the inorganic compound constituting the hydrophilic particles may be the same as or different from the inorganic compound constituting the carrier.
- the content of the hydrophilic material in the catalyst layer is preferably 2% by mass or more and less than 20% by mass, more preferably 2.5% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less based on the total of the carrier and the hydrophilic material. It is particularly preferably from 2.5% by mass to 15% by mass.
- the particle diameter d1 of the hydrophilic particles constituting the hydrophilic material be 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less, particularly 20 nm or more and 50 nm or less, since the specific surface area increases and the allowable amount of generated water increases.
- the particle size of the hydrophilic particles can be determined by observing the cross section of the catalyst layer with an electron microscope image, measuring the maximum transverse length of 500 or more particles, and calculating the average value. The observation magnification is 100,000 times, and at that magnification, the object is measured with respect to an object recognized as the smallest unit as a particle, judging from the apparent geometrical form.
- the particle diameter d1 of the hydrophilic particles does not largely differ from the particle diameter of the catalyst-carrying carrier.
- the ratio of the particle diameter d1 of the hydrophilic particles to the particle diameter D of the catalyst support is preferably 0.5 or more and 3.0 or less, and 0.7 or more and 2 or less. 0.0 or less, more preferably 0.8 or more and 1.5 or less.
- the measurement is performed in the same manner as the method for measuring the particle size of the hydrophilic particles.
- the measurement can be performed by distinguishing the hydrophilic particles from the catalyst-carrying carrier.
- the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material composed of the aggregate of the hydrophilic particles be set as a ratio to the thickness T of the catalyst layer, from the viewpoint that the water discharge path is easily formed appropriately.
- the ratio of the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material to the thickness T of the catalyst layer is preferably 0.1 or more and 1.2 or less, and 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less. It is more preferably at most 0.3, particularly preferably at least 0.3 and at most 0.7.
- the thickness T of the catalyst layer can be determined by observing the cross section of the catalyst layer with an electron microscope image, measuring the thickness of the thickest portion and the thinnest portion in the observation visual field, and calculating the average value.
- the thickness T of the catalyst layer is 1 ⁇ m or more from the viewpoint of preventing the resistance from becoming unstable when manufacturing the fuel cell and securing a volume sufficient to obtain good catalytic activity. Is preferably 1.5 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 2 ⁇ m or more.
- the thickness is preferably 10 ⁇ m or less from the viewpoint of preventing the resistance of the fuel cell from becoming too high and preventing the diffusion resistance of gas and water from increasing.
- the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material can be measured by the following method. That is, the catalyst layer containing the hydrophilic material is cut, and the cut surface is observed with an electron microscope image. Next, the hydrophilic material is identified by an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer attached to the electron microscope. It is obtained by arbitrarily extracting 50 or more of the hydrophilic materials, measuring the maximum transverse length, and calculating the average value. The observation magnification is set to 10,000 times, and at that magnification, an object that is recognized as a minimum unit as a particle is measured based on an apparent geometric form.
- Examples of the method for producing a hydrophilic material include various methods such as spray drying, tumbling granulation, fluidized bed granulation, stirring granulation, compression granulation, extrusion granulation, and crushing granulation.
- Granulation method is mentioned.
- the use of the spray drying method is preferable from the viewpoint that a hydrophilic material having a pore diameter of about 5 to 100 nm can be easily obtained and a water discharge path can be appropriately constructed.
- the granulation is preferably performed such that the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material is 0.2 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less, particularly 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell of the present invention includes, in addition to the substances described above, materials similar to those heretofore known in the art, such as a binder or an ionomer that binds particles as necessary. May be contained. However, the catalyst layer preferably does not contain a nonionic polymer.
- the fuel cell electrode catalyst layer of the present invention can be formed by a known method. For example, it is possible to form a catalyst layer on at least one surface of the electrolyte membrane by preparing a coating ink by converting the catalyst-carrying carrier and the hydrophilic material into an ink, and applying the ink on a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. it can.
- the catalyst-carrying carrier and the hydrophilic material may be mixed with a liquid medium. It is convenient to use water as the liquid medium. If necessary, a water-soluble organic solvent can be used in combination with water.
- the water-soluble organic solvent for example, a monohydric lower alcohol such as ethanol and 2-propanol can be used. One of these water-soluble organic solvents can be used alone, or two or more can be used in combination. It is preferable to add a proton conductive polymer compound to the ink.
- the high molecular compound include a high molecular compound in which sulfonic acid is introduced into a side chain of a fluorinated polyolefin resin.
- the desired ink is obtained by mixing the above components. For mixing, for example, a planetary ball mill can be used.
- a catalyst layer is formed on the solid polymer electrolyte membrane using the obtained ink.
- the catalyst layer is formed by a method of directly applying ink on the solid polymer electrolyte membrane or a method of applying ink to a transfer sheet to form a catalyst layer and then transferring the catalyst layer onto the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. Either method can be used.
- the transfer sheet for example, polytetrafluoroethylene can be used.
- a spraying method, a spin coating method, a doctor blade method, a screen printing method, a bar coating method, and the like can be used.
- For drying the coating film for example, hot air drying and hot pressing can be used.
- a catalyst layer-coated electrolyte membrane (CCM) is obtained.
- the solid polymer electrolyte membrane a polymer electrolyte that is chemically stable in the environment within the fuel cell and has high proton conductivity can be used. It is also preferable to use a solid polymer electrolyte membrane which has no electric conductivity and in which gas crossover hardly occurs.
- a polymer electrolyte membrane in which a sulfonic acid group is bonded to a perfluoro-based polyethylene main chain is preferable.
- polysulfones, polyethersulfones, polyetherethersulfones, polyetheretherketones, and materials obtained by sulfonating hydrocarbon-based polymers can also be used.
- a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell is obtained.
- the catalyst layer (cathode catalyst layer and anode catalyst layer) and the gas diffusion layer constitute a cathode and an anode.
- the gas diffusion layer it is preferable to use a material having electrical conductivity and a structure capable of diffusing a fuel gas or an oxidant into the catalyst layer.
- a porous body mainly composed of a carbon-containing material can be used. Specifically, porous carbon formed of carbon fibers such as carbon paper, carbon cloth, and carbon nonwoven fabric is used. Further, those materials which have been subjected to a surface treatment such as a water repellent treatment or a hydrophilic treatment can also be used.
- a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is obtained.
- Example 1 (1) forming an electrode catalyst layer for the cathode (A) a hydrophilic tantalum antimony tin oxide containing Ta and Sb in the preparation SnO 2 of material (hereinafter referred to as "Ta, Sb-SnO 2")
- the particles were used as hydrophilic particles.
- the Ta, Sb-SnO 2 particles were produced by the method described in WO2017 / 022499, and the particle diameter d1 was 31.5 nm. The particles were crushed in an agate mortar and then crushed in a ball mill using a ball made of yttrium-stabilized zirconia.
- the hydrophobicity of the obtained hydrophilic material was measured by the method described above, the hydrophobicity was 0% by volume because the hydrophilic material settled in water before the addition of methanol.
- F, W-SnO 2 fluorine-tungsten-containing tin oxide to form SnO 2
- the F, W-SnO 2 particles were produced by the method described in WO2016 / 098399.
- a carrier in which 20% of an alloy of platinum and nickel was supported on this carrier by a colloid method was used as a catalyst-supporting carrier (a carrier occupies 80% and an alloy of platinum and nickel accounts for 20% in the catalyst-supporting carrier).
- the particle diameter D of the catalyst-carrying support was 30.0 nm.
- 5% Nafion (registered trademark) (274704-100 ML, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich) was added to the ink, and the same stirring as described above was carried out by ultrasonic dispersion and a planetary ball mill.
- the addition amount of Nafion was such that the mass ratio of Nafion / (carrier + hydrophilic material) was 0.074.
- the ink thus obtained was applied on a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet using a bar coater, and the coating film was dried at 60 ° C.
- the thickness T of the obtained catalyst layer was 5.4 ⁇ m.
- the ratio of the particle diameter d1 of the hydrophilic particles to the particle diameter D of the catalyst-supporting carrier was 1.05
- the ratio of the particle diameter d2 of the hydrophilic material to the thickness T of the catalyst layer was 0.37.
- 5% Nafion (registered trademark) (274704-100ML, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich) was added to the ink, and the same stirring as described above was continuously performed by ultrasonic dispersion and a planetary ball mill.
- the addition amount of Nafion was such that the mass ratio of Nafion / carbon black was 0.70.
- the ink thus obtained was applied on a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet using a bar coater, and the coating film was dried at 60 ° C.
- Example 2 A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 1.43 g of the catalyst-carrying carrier and 0.06 g of the hydrophilic material were used.
- Example 3 A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 1.35 g of the catalyst-carrying carrier and 0.12 g of the hydrophilic material were used.
- Example 1 A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the hydrophilic material of Example 1 was not used and 1.20 g of the catalyst supporting carrier was used.
- Example 2 In place of the hydrophilic material of Example 3, Ta, Sb—SnO 2 particles (having a hydrophobicity of 0% by volume), which is a hydrophilic material having a primary particle size of 31.5 nm and not being granulated, are used. A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3 except for the above.
- Example 2 Example 2 was repeated except that TiO 2 particles (hydrophobicity: 0% by volume), which was a hydrophilic material having a primary particle diameter of 400 nm and not being granulated, were used instead of the hydrophilic material of Example 3. A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in No. 3.
- Example 4 A fuel cell was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 1.20 g of the catalyst carrier and 0.24 g of the hydrophilic material were used.
- the generated water can be appropriately discharged to the outside of the catalyst layer, and the flooding phenomenon can be prevented. As a result, even when the fuel cell is operated at a high current density, a decrease in cell voltage can be effectively prevented.
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前記親水性材料が導電性を有する親水性粒子の凝集体であり、
前記触媒層における前記親水性材料の含有量が、前記担体と前記親水性材料の合計に対して2質量%以上20質量%未満であり、
前記触媒担持担体の粒子径Dに対する、前記親水性粒子の粒子径d1の比率が、0.5以上3.0以下であり、
前記触媒層の厚みTに対する、前記親水性材料の粒子径d2の比率が、0.1以上1.2以下である燃料電池用電極触媒層を提供するものである。
親水性粒子を構成する無機酸化物の例としては、前記担体に用いられる無機酸化物と同様に、インジウム系酸化物、スズ系酸化物、チタン系酸化物、ジルコニウム系酸化物、セレン系酸化物、タングステン系酸化物、亜鉛系酸化物、バナジウム系酸化物、タンタル系酸化物、ニオブ系酸化物及びレニウム系酸化物からなる群から選択される1種以上が挙げられる。更に好ましい無機酸化物としては、例えばスズ酸化物に、インジウム、ニオブ、タンタル、アンチモン及びタングステンのうち1種以上の元素が含まれているものが挙げられる。また、スズ酸化物に、フッ素が含まれているものも挙げられる。具体的には、インジウム含有スズ酸化物や、アンチモン含有スズ酸化物、フッ素含有スズ酸化物、フッ素タングステン含有スズ酸化物、タンタル含有スズ酸化物、タンタルアンチモン含有スズ酸化物、タングステン含有スズ酸化物及びニオブ含有スズ酸化物のような金属ないし非金属含有(ドープ)スズ酸化物などが挙げられる。親水性粒子を構成する無機化合物は、担体を構成する無機化合物と同じであってもよく、異なっていてもよい。
(1)カソード用の電極触媒層の形成
(ア)親水性材料の調製
SnO2にTa及びSbを含有させたタンタルアンチモン含有スズ酸化物(以下「Ta,Sb-SnO2」と表記する)の粒子を親水性粒子として用いた。Ta,Sb-SnO2粒子はWO2017/022499に記載の方法で製造されたものであり、粒子径d1は31.5nmであった。この粒子をメノウ乳鉢で粗砕し、次いでイットリウム安定化ジルコニア製のボールを使用してボールミルで粉砕した。ボールミルによる粉砕においては、親水性粒子40gを、純水700mL及びエタノール40gと混合してスラリーとなし、このスラリーを粉砕に用いた。粉砕後、スラリーとボールとを分離し、分離されたスラリーを用いて噴霧乾燥法による造粒を行い、粒子径d2が2.0μmの親水性材料を得た。造粒条件は、入口温度:220℃、出口温度60℃、噴霧圧力:0.15-0.2MPa、送液速度:8.3mL/分、スラリー濃度:10g/250mLとした。その後、大気中、700℃で5時間焼成した。得られた親水性材料の疎水度を上述の方法で測定すると、メタノール添加前に親水性材料が水中に沈降してしまったため、疎水度は0体積%であった。
SnO2にF及びWを含有させたフッ素タングステン含有スズ酸化物(以下「F,W-SnO2」と表記する)の粒子を担体として用いた。F,W-SnO2粒子はWO2016/098399に記載の方法で製造されたものであった。この担体にコロイド法で白金とニッケルの合金を20%担持させたものを、触媒担持担体(触媒担持担体中において担体が80%、白金とニッケルの合金が20%を占める)として用いた。触媒担持担体の粒子径Dは30.0nmであった。
触媒担持担体1.46g及び親水性材料0.03gを容器に入れ、更に純水、エタノール及び2-プロパノールを35:45:20の質量比(混合液として3.06g)で順に加えた。このようにして得られたインクを、超音波で3分間にわたり分散した。次いで、直径10mmのイットリウム安定化ジルコニア製ボールを容器内に入れ、遊星ボールミル(シンキーARE310)を用いて800rpmで20分間撹拌した。更にインクに5%ナフィオン(登録商標)(274704-100ML、Sigma-Aldrich社製)を加え、超音波分散と遊星ボールミルにより前記と同様な撹拌を行った。ナフィオンの添加量は、ナフィオン/(担体+親水性材料)の質量比が0.074となるような量とした。
このようにして得られたインクを、ポリ四フッ化エチレンのシート上にバーコーターを用いて塗工し、塗膜を60℃で乾燥させた。得られた触媒層の厚みTは5.4μmであった。また、触媒担持担体の粒子径Dに対する、親水性粒子の粒子径d1の比率は1.05、触媒層の厚みTに対する、親水性材料の粒子径d2の比率は0.37であった。
田中貴金属工業社製の白金担持カーボンブラック(TEC10E50E)1.00gを容器に入れ、更に純水、エタノール及び2-プロパノールを45:35:20の質量比(混合液として12.8g)で順に加えた。このようにして得られたインクを、超音波で3分間にわたり分散した。次いで、直径10mmのイットリウム安定化ジルコニア製ボールを容器内に入れ、遊星ボールミル(シンキーARE310)によって800rpmで20分間撹拌した。更にインクに5%ナフィオン(登録商標)(274704-100ML、Sigma-Aldrich社製)を加え、超音波分散と遊星ボールミルにより前記と同様な撹拌を引き続き行った。ナフィオンの添加量は、ナフィオン/カーボンブラックの質量比が0.70となるような量とした。このようにして得られたインクを、ポリ四フッ化エチレンのシート上にバーコーターを用いて塗工し、塗膜を60℃で乾燥させた。
得られたカソード用及びアノード用電極触媒層付ポリ四フッ化エチレンのシートを54mm四方の正方形状に切り出し、ナフィオン(登録商標)(NRE-212、Du-Pont社製)の電解質膜と重ね合わせ、140℃、25kgf/cm2の条件下に2分間大気中で熱プレスし、転写を行った。このようにして、ナフィオンからなる固体高分子電解質膜の各面にカソード及びアノード触媒層を形成した。
前記(3)で得られたCCMを用いて燃料電池を組み立てた。ガス拡散層としてSIGRACET(登録商標)29BC(SGL社製)を用いた。
触媒担持担体1.43g及び親水性材料0.06gを用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
触媒担持担体1.35g及び親水性材料0.12gを用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
実施例1の親水性材料を用いず、触媒担持担体1.20gを用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
実施例3の親水性材料に代えて、1次粒子径が31.5nmであり且つ造粒を行っていない親水性材料であるTa,Sb-SnO2粒子(疎水度は0体積%)を用いた以外は、実施例3と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
実施例3の親水性材料に代えて、1次粒子径が400nmであり且つ造粒を行っていない親水性材料であるTiO2粒子(疎水度は0体積%)を用いた以外は、実施例3と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
触媒担持担体1.20g及び親水性材料0.24gを用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして燃料電池を得た。
実施例1ないし3及び比較例1ないし4で得られた燃料電池について、発電特性を評価した。燃料電池のアノード及びカソードに、80℃に加熱し、100%RHに加湿した窒素を流通させて安定化した後、加湿した水素をアノードに供給するとともに、加湿した空気をカソードに供給した。加湿の程度は100%RHとした。この条件下で発電特性(電流-電圧特性)を測定した。測定結果から、電流密度が1.5A/cm2のときのセル電圧(V)を算出した。結果を表1に示す。
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- 導電性無機酸化物からなる担体に触媒が担持されてなる触媒担持担体と、親水性材料とを含む燃料電池用電極触媒層であって、
前記親水性材料が導電性を有する親水性粒子の凝集体であり、
前記触媒層における前記親水性材料の含有量が、前記担体と前記親水性材料の合計に対して2質量%以上20質量%未満であり、
前記触媒担持担体の粒子径Dに対する、前記親水性粒子の粒子径d1の比率が、0.5以上3.0以下であり、
前記触媒層の厚みTに対する、前記親水性材料の粒子径d2の比率が、0.1以上1.2以下である燃料電池用電極触媒層。 - 前記触媒が、白金又は白金と白金以外の貴金属若しくは卑金属との合金からなる、請求項1に記載の燃料電池用電極触媒層。
- 前記親水性粒子が、インジウム系酸化物、スズ系酸化物、チタン系酸化物、ジルコニウム系酸化物、セレン系酸化物、タングステン系酸化物、亜鉛系酸化物、バナジウム系酸化物、タンタル系酸化物、ニオブ系酸化物及びレニウム系酸化物から選択される1種以上の粒子を含む、請求項1又は2に記載の燃料電池用電極触媒層。
- 請求項1ないし3のいずれか一項に記載の燃料電池用電極触媒層が、固体高分子電解質膜の少なくとも一面に形成されてなる燃料電池用膜電極接合体。
- 請求項4に記載の膜電極接合体を有し、前記電極触媒層をカソード触媒層として用いた固体高分子形燃料電池。
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