Gas diffusion electrode and fuel cell including same
First Claim
1. A gas diffusion electrode operable within a fuel cell having a proton conductor, wherein the gas diffusion electrode is adhered directly to the proton conductor and consists essentially of a fibrous carbonaceous material, wherein the gas diffusion electrode comprises a thickness ranging from about 2 μ
- m to about 4 μ
m.
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Abstract
A fuel cell and method for preparation thereof, wherein the fuel cell is ready to manufacture, superior in cell performance, and includes a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode facing each other with an electrode film positioned between the fuel electrode and the oxygen electrode, wherein at least one of the fuel electrode and the oxygen electrode contain a fibrous, or needle-like carbonaceous material and are directly formed on the electrode film.
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1. A gas diffusion electrode operable within a fuel cell having a proton conductor, wherein the gas diffusion electrode is adhered directly to the proton conductor and consists essentially of a fibrous carbonaceous material, wherein the gas diffusion electrode comprises a thickness ranging from about 2 μ
- m to about 4 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
- m to about 4 μ
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6. A fuel cell, comprising:
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a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a proton conductor disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is adhered directly to the proton conductor and consists essentially of a fibrous carbonaceous material formed on the proton conductor, and wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a thickness ranging from about 2 μ
m to about 4 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fuel cell, comprising:
a first electrode, a second electrode, and a proton conductor disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second a electrode is adhered directly to said proton conductor and consists essentially of carbonaceous material selected from the group consisting of at least one type of carbon nanotube, a graphite fibrous material, and mixtures thereof, and wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a thickness ranging from about 2 μ
m to about 4 μ
m.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17)
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