Gas diffusion electrode, method for producing the same and membrane electrode assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11804606B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17629045

    申请日:2020-07-22

    IPC分类号: H01M4/88 H01M4/86 H01M8/1004

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a gas diffusion electrode that is less likely to cause damage to an electrolyte membrane or the like due to fluff in an outer peripheral portion during production of a membrane electrode assembly. The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode including a conductive porous substrate containing carbon fibers and a microporous layer formed on a surface of the conductive porous substrate, in which the gas diffusion electrode satisfies at least one of the following (1) and (2): (1) the number of carbon fibers protruding from an edge portion by 20 μm or more when viewed from a plane surface is less than 1.0 number/cm with respect to a length of the edge portion; and (2) the number of carbon fibers that are inclined at an angle of 30° or more in an in-plane direction of the gas diffusion electrode and have lengths of 10 μm or more when viewed from a side surface of the edge portion is less than 1.0 number/cm with respect to the length of the edge portion.

    GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20220278336A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17629045

    申请日:2020-07-22

    IPC分类号: H01M4/88 H01M8/1004 H01M4/86

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a gas diffusion electrode that is less likely to cause damage to an electrolyte membrane or the like due to fluff in an outer peripheral portion during production of a membrane electrode assembly. The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode including a conductive porous substrate containing carbon fibers and a microporous layer formed on a surface of the conductive porous substrate, in which the gas diffusion electrode satisfies at least one of the following (1) and (2): (1) the number of carbon fibers protruding from an edge portion by 20 μm or more when viewed from a plane surface is less than 1.0 number/cm with respect to a length of the edge portion; and (2) the number of carbon fibers that are inclined at an angle of 30° or more in an in-plane direction of the gas diffusion electrode and have lengths of 10 μm or more when viewed from a side surface of the edge portion is less than 1.0 number/cm with respect to the length of the edge portion.