Fuel cell and fuel cell device
US6797426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell with enhanced cell output includes a fuel electrode which has a fuel-diffusion layer for diffusing fuel and a fuel-reactive layer for reaction of the fuel; an oxygen electrode which has an oxygen-diffusion layer for diffusing oxygen and an oxygen-reactive layer for reaction of the oxygen; and an electrolyte layer between the fuel electrode and the oxygen electrode. The fuel-reactive layer is in contact with the fuel-diffusion layer, and the oxygen-reactive layer is in contact with the oxygen-diffusion layer. Further, the fuel-diffusion layer has high water-repellency than the oxygen-diffusion layer.
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