CN100463265C - Monopolar membrane-electrode assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provided is a monopolar membrane-electrode assembly. The monopolar membrane-electrode assembly includes: an electrolyte membrane having a plurality of cell regions; anode current collecting bodies and cathode current collecting bodies respectively formed at the cell regions on both surfaces of the electrolyte membrane; and anodes and cathodes respectively formed on the anode current collecting bodies and the cathode current collecting bodies.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the direct fuel liquid battery of one pole as the portable electric appts power supply, more specifically, the present invention relates to the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly (monopolar membrane-electrode assembly) that the electric current collection body is arranged in the top or the bottom of catalyst layer.
Background technology
Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is by the methyl alcohol that acts as a fuel and as the generating of the chemical reaction between the oxygen of oxidant, and has high-energy-density and current density.The advantage of DMFC is, directly with the methyl alcohol feed in DMFC, do not need ancillary equipment such as fuel reformer; And the storage and the supply of enforcement liquid fuel easily.
One pole type DMFC can make and the DMFC of Bao Youxiao, because after a plurality of element cells are arranged on the electrolyte sheet, by these element cells of connecting, can reduce thickness and the volume of DMFC.
US 6410180 discloses screen cloth shape collector body (current collector) that is arranged on the electrode and the conductor that is connected this collector body.Yet, owing to collector body is arranged on the electrode, so between electrode and collector body, there is pitch difference (step difference).Therefore, exist liquid fuel to leak and danger that the liquid fuel that leaks can flow along electric conducting material.In addition, because the increase of the contact resistance between conductor and the electrode, and result from the increase that the electronics in the catalyst layer is moved to the resistance in the collector body by the fuel diffusion portion and the strutting piece of electrode, so the efficient of DMFC can reduce.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of membrane electrode assembly of one pole, it minimizes resistance by electric current collection body (currentcollecting body) is arranged between electrode and the dielectric film.
The present invention also provides a kind of membrane electrode assembly of one pole, between its catalyst layer by the electric current collection body being arranged in electrode and the fuel diffusion portion resistance is minimized.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of membrane electrode assembly of one pole, it comprises: the dielectric film with a plurality of element cells district (element cell district); Be formed at a plurality of anode current collection bodies and a plurality of cathode current collection body in the element cell district on dielectric film two sides respectively; Reach a plurality of anodes and a plurality of negative electrode that are formed at respectively on anode current collector and the cathode current collector.
Each electric current collection body can comprise: the collector body of the electric current on the collector unit battery area; And the conductor that links to each other with the side of this collector body.
Dielectric film can comprise a plurality of perforates (opening), and the conductor ends of cathode current collector can be electrically connected in the mode of connecting with the conductor ends of adjacent anode collector body by described perforate.
The conductor ends of cathode current collector and the conductor ends of anode current collector can be arranged in the perforate, and this perforate can be filled with the metal of conduction.
The conductor ends of cathode current collector and the conductor ends of anode current collector can come out from dielectric film, make the conductor ends of cathode current collector be electrically connected in the mode of connecting each other with the conductor ends of anode current collector.
The electric current collection body can be that 1S/cm or the first bigger metal form by conductivity, and perhaps the high polymer by conduction forms.
First metal can be selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
Described first metal can scribble second metal.
Second metal can be selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
The high polymer of conduction can be for being selected from a kind of in polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene.
Collector body can utilize sputtering method, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, electrodeposition process, composition method or metal etch method to form.
Collector body can form the metal net form.
This assembly can further comprise: anode support and cathode support body, it is formed on two surfaces of dielectric film, and comprise a plurality of first perforates corresponding separately, make anode current collection body and cathode current collection body can be arranged in first perforate with the element cell district.
Dielectric film and supporter can comprise a plurality of second perforates respectively, and the conductor ends of cathode current collection body can be electrically connected in the mode of connecting by the conductor ends of second perforate with adjacent anode electric current collection body.
The conductor ends of the conductor ends of cathode current collection body and anode current collection body can be arranged in second perforate, and second perforate can be filled with the metal of conduction.
The conductor ends of the conductor ends of cathode current collection body and anode current collection body can come out from dielectric film, so that the conductor ends of cathode current collection body is electrically connected in the mode of connecting each other with the conductor ends of anode current collection body.
Supporter can be formed by non-conductive polymer.
Supporter can be by a kind of formation that is selected from polyimides, polyethylene, polypropylene and the polyvinyl chloride.
Supporter and electric current collection body can form integral body each other, to form flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of membrane electrode assembly of one pole, it comprises: the dielectric film that contains a plurality of element cells district; Be formed at the catalyst layer in each element cell district on dielectric film two sides; Be formed at anode current collection body and cathode current collection body on the catalyst layer respectively; Reach the anode diffusion region and the cathode diffusion region that are formed at respectively on anode current collection body and the cathode current collection body.
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By the reference accompanying drawing in detail its exemplary is described in detail, above-mentioned and other feature and advantage of the present invention will be more readily apparent from, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic cross-section that comprises the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly of electric current collection body according to embodiments of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the plane graph of the dielectric film of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are the plane graphs that embeds the electric current collection body in the membrane electrode assembly of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the schematic cross-section of monopolar membrane-electrode assembly according to another embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the plane graphs that embeds the electric current collection body in the membrane electrode assembly of Fig. 5;
Fig. 8 is the schematic cross-section of the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly that wherein is combined with the electric current collection body according to another embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 9 is the plane graph of the supporter among Fig. 8;
Figure 10 and Figure 11 are the plane graphs that is formed at collector body, conductor and terminal on the supporter of Fig. 8;
Figure 12 is the schematic, exploded perspective view of the membrane electrode assembly that comprises the electric current collection body according to another embodiment of the invention;
Figure 13 is that the Ni-net be arranged on the electrode of monoreactant battery and use is as the curve chart of the performance of the conventional monoreactant battery of collector body more according to embodiments of the present invention, and wherein the monoreactant battery is included in the membrane electrode assembly that is embedded with the electric current collection body between electrolyte and the catalyst layer according to embodiments of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the performance curve of monoreactant battery according to embodiments of the present invention, and wherein the monoreactant battery comprises having the membrane electrode assembly that is embedded in the electric current collection body between catalyst layer and the fuel diffusion portion according to embodiments of the present invention;
Figure 15 is a fuel cell performance curve chart according to embodiments of the present invention, wherein this fuel cell comprise have 12 element cells and in the middle of be embedded with the membrane electrode assembly of electric current collection body; And
Figure 16 is the power density-time plot of the fuel cell of Figure 15.
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Now, illustrate in greater detail the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing that has wherein provided illustrative embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 1 is the schematic cross-section of the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly that comprises the electric current collection body of root knot embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the plane graph of the dielectric film of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are the plane graphs that is embedded into the electric current collection body in the membrane electrode assembly of Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 100 comprises having a plurality of element cells district according to embodiments of the present invention, i.e. the dielectric film 110 in 8 element cell districts (first to the 8th element cell).(A1～A8) is formed in each element cell district of first surface 111 of dielectric film 110 to have the anode current collector 120 of net form.Conductor 122 is formed at the side of anode current collector 120.In addition, anode 130 is installed on the anode current collector 120.
(C1～C8) is formed in each element cell district of second surface 112 of dielectric film 110 to have the cathode current collector 160 of net form.Conductor 162 is formed at the side of cathode current collector 160.Negative electrode 170 is formed on the cathode current collector 160.
Collector body and conductor constitute the electric current collection body.
Fig. 3 is the plane graph of anode current collector A1～A8 and dielectric film 110, and Fig. 4 is the plane graph of cathode current collector C1～C8 and dielectric film 110.The terminal 124 that is used for being connected with external electric links to each other with the conductor 122 of anode current collector A1 and the conductor 162 of cathode current collector C8 with 164.Terminal 124 and 164 can stretch out from the conductor 162 of the conductor 122 of anode current collector A1 and cathode current collector C8.
The terminal 162a of the conductor 162 of cathode current collector C1 by being formed at the perforate 110a (referring to Fig. 2) on the dielectric film 110, is electrically connected with the terminal 122a of the conductor 122 of anode current collector A2.That is the metal 115 of conduction is filled perforate 110a.As mentioned above, the anode current collector A2 of element cell～A8 is electrically connected with cathode current collector C1～C7 respectively by perforate 110a separately.Therefore, these eight element cells are one another in series.
First metal and second metal can be by Ag, Au, and Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy constitutes.Can use high polymer material such as polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene of conduction, replace first metal.
Collector body can so form: directly form first and second metals on dielectric film, perhaps form collector body in addition and also this collector body is combined on the dielectric film.The method of front comprises sputtering method, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and electrodeposition process, and the method for back adopts composition or etched to have the metallic film of electric current collection shape.
In monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 100 according to embodiments of the present invention, the length of the conductor that links to each other with negative electrode 170 with anode 130 is very short, because anode 130 directly links to each other by the perforate 110a that is formed in the dielectric film 110 with negative electrode 170, thereby has low resistance.In addition because anode and cathode current collector 120 and 160 be arranged between the catalyst layer of dielectric film 110 and anode 130 and negative electrode 170, so the electronics that produces in the catalyst layer, directly be collected in collector body that catalyst layer directly links to each other in.Therefore, when the electronics that produces in the catalyst layer during, in the catalyst layer of routine, do not produce any resistance through the fuel diffusion portion of electrode and electrode support.
Fig. 5 is the schematic cross-section of monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 200 according to another embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the plane graphs that is embedded into the electric current collection body in the membrane electrode assembly of Fig. 5.Components identical among identical Reference numeral representative and Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 has been omitted the detailed description to them here.
With reference to Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 200 according to the present invention comprises having a plurality of element cells district, i.e. the dielectric film 210 in eight element cell districts (first to the 8th element cell).(A1～A8) is formed on each element cell district of the first surface 211 of dielectric film 210 to have the anode current collector 220 of net form.Conductor 222 is formed at the side of anode current collector 220.In addition, anode 230 is installed on the anode current collector 220.
(C1～C8) is formed on each element cell district of the second surface 212 of dielectric film 210 to have the cathode current collector 260 of net form.Conductor 262 is formed at the side of cathode current collector 260.Negative electrode 270 is formed on the cathode current collector 260.
The outside that conductor 222 and 262 terminal 222a and 262a extend to dielectric film 210.Electrode 230 and 270 comprises catalyst layer, fuel diffusion portion and electrode support separately.
Fig. 6 is the plane graph of anode current collector A1～A8 and dielectric film, and Fig. 7 is the plane graph of cathode current collector C1～C8 and dielectric film.The conductor 222 of anode current collector A1 links to each other with 264 with the terminal 224 that is used for being connected with external electric with the conductor 262 of cathode current collector C8.Terminal 224 and 264 can stretch out from the conductor 262 of the conductor 222 of anode current collector A1 and cathode current collector C8.
The terminal 262a of the conductor 262 of cathode current collector C1 is electrically connected with the terminal 222a of the conductor 222 of anode current collector A2 in second element cell.Terminal 222a and 262a available metal are filled, to be electrically connected to each other.Anode current collector A2～A8 is electrically connected with the cathode current collector C1～C7 of adjacent-cell battery.Therefore, first to the 8th element cell is one another in series.
In monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 200 according to embodiments of the present invention, the conductor that is electrically connected with anode 230 and negative electrode 270 can easily connect in the outside of dielectric film.In addition because anode and cathode current collector 220 and 260 be arranged between the catalyst layer of dielectric film 210 and anode 230 and negative electrode 270, so the electronics that produces in the catalyst layer, directly be collected in collector body that catalyst layer directly links to each other in.Therefore, when the electronics that produces in the catalyst layer during, in the catalyst layer of routine, do not produce any resistance through the fuel diffusion portion of electrode and electrode support.
Fig. 8 be according to another embodiment of the invention, wherein be combined with the schematic cross-section of the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly of electric current collection body, Fig. 9 is the plane graph of the supporter among Fig. 8, and Figure 10 and Figure 11 are the plane graphs that is formed at collector body, conductor and terminal on the supporter of Fig. 8.
With reference to Fig. 8 to Figure 11, wherein be embedded with the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 300 of collector body according to embodiments of the present invention, comprise having a plurality of element cells district, i.e. the dielectric film 310 in eight element cell districts (first to the 8th element cell).Non-conductive supporter 314 and 316 (as polyimide film) comprises a plurality of square opening 314a and 316a separately in the part corresponding with the element cell district, and is arranged on two surfaces of dielectric film 310. Supporter 314 and 316 reaches the outside of dielectric film 310, and a plurality of perforate 314b and 316b are formed on the extension of supporter 314 and 316.Each element cell district in supporter 314 and 316 forms anode current collector 320 (A1～A8) and cathode current collector 360 (C1～C8).Anode 330 and negative electrode 370 are respectively formed on anode current collector 320 and the cathode current collector 360.
(A1～A8) (C1～C8) can form different shape comprises net form to anode current collector 320 with cathode current collector 360.Conductor 322 is formed on the side of anode current collector 320, and conductor 362 is formed on the side of cathode current collector 360.Negative electrode 370 is installed on the cathode current collector 360.
Figure 10 is the plane graph that comprises the anode current collection body of anode current collector A1～A8, and Figure 11 is the plane graph that comprises the cathode current collection body of cathode current collector C1～C8.
Figure 10 and Figure 11 show the flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that forms on polyimide film 314 and 316 by the electric current collection body is arranged in, and wherein said electric current collection body is formed by conducting metal.In this case, electric current collection body and polyimide film 314 and 316 form whole, and then are attached on the dielectric film.
The terminal 362a of the conductor 362 of the cathode current collector C1 of first module battery is arranged on the perforate 316b that is formed on the supporter 316; The terminal 322a of the conductor 322 of the anode current collector A2 of second element cell is arranged on the perforate 314b that is formed on the supporter 314.Be formed with the supporter 316 of cathode current collector 360, conductor 362 and terminal 364 on it, be arranged between negative electrode 370 and the dielectric film 310.In addition, be formed with the supporter 314 of anode current collector 320, conductor 322 and terminal 324 on it, be arranged between anode 330 and the dielectric film 310.Then, be formed in the pressure of 125 ℃ and 3ton and arrangement under the state of the perforate of supporter 314 on, implemented hot press operation 3 minutes 316., utilize spot welding connection or ultrasonic bonding,, the terminal 322a and the 362a of conductor 322 and 362 are electrically connected to each other by in conjunction with terminal 322a and 362a thereafter.As mentioned above, the anode current collector A2 of element cell～A8 is electrically connected with the cathode current collector C1～C7 of adjacent-cell battery separately by perforate 314b and 316b.Therefore, first to the 8th element cell is one another in series.
First metal and second metal can be by Ag, Au, and Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy forms.High polymer material that can conduct electricity such as polyaniline, polypyrrole and polythiophene replace described first metal.
In monopolar membrane-electrode assembly 300 according to embodiments of the present invention, conductor 322 that links to each other with cathode current collector 360 with anode current collector 320 and 362 length are very short, because conductor 322 and 362 directly connected to each other, thereby has low resistance by the perforate 314b and the 316b that are formed on supporter 314 and 316.In addition, because collector body 320 and 360 is formed between dielectric film 310 and the catalyst layer, so when the electronics of Cheng Sheng in the catalyst layer passes through the fuel diffusion portion of electrode and electrode support, do not produce any resistance.
Figure 12 is the schematic, exploded perspective view of single pole units battery membranes electrode assemblie 400 according to another embodiment of the invention.With reference to Figure 12, in membrane electrode assembly 400, anode current collector 420 and cathode current collector 460 embed between catalyst layer 412 and fuel diffusion portion 430/ electrode support 470.Catalyst layer 412, utilize decal (decal), silk screen print method or direct rubbing method, be formed on two surfaces of dielectric film 410, then, make collector body 420 and 460 and fuel diffusion portion 430 and electrode support 470 be formed on the catalyst layer 412.Then, make above-mentioned product stand hot-pressing processing, finish the electrolyte film-electrode assembly that wherein is combined with collector body.
Wherein a plurality of electrodes are formed at the electrolyte-electrode assemblie on the dielectric film 410, can utilize method preparation same as described above.Utilize pressure sintering, electric current collection body, a plurality of fuel diffusion portion and a plurality of electrode support that is electrically connected with series system each other is combined in catalyst films on (CCM), it is to form by form the multi-layer catalyst layer on two surfaces of dielectric film that this catalyst is filmed, then, can make the membrane electrode assembly of wherein a plurality of electrode series connection.
Figure 13 has the monoreactant battery that the electric current collection body embeds the structure between dielectric film and the catalyst layer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and utilizes the Ni-net that is arranged on the electrode performance chart as the conventional monoreactant battery of collector body.Under the output voltage of 0.3V, the current density value when using the Ni-net is 37mA/cm
2, but when collector body embedded between dielectric film and the catalyst layer, current density value was 42mA/cm
2Current density value has improved about 13%.In other words, the performance of monoreactant battery is improved, and is because the resistance when producing the catalyst layer collected current of electronics, littler than the resistance during collected current the collector body from electrode.
The performance chart of the element cell of the collector body that Figure 14 prepares according to an embodiment of the present invention between catalyst layer and fuel diffusion portion.
The open circuit voltage of single direct methanol fuel cell is 1V or littler, and actual operating voltage is 0.3～0.5V.Therefore, in order to obtain high voltage, need a plurality of element cell series connection.
In the present invention, make the membrane electrode assembly of 12 element cells, wherein 12 electrodes (area of each electrode is 2.2cm x 1.1cm) are connected on the electrode film.After the FPCB of the element cell with 12 series connection embeds between CCM and the fuel diffusion portion, by under 140 ℃ with 3 tonnes pressure hot pressing products therefrom, finish the preparation of the membrane electrode assembly of 12 element cells.Figure 15 shows the The performance test results of the membrane electrode assembly of these 12 element cells, and Figure 16 shows electrical power density in time.
With reference to Figure 15, under the output voltage of 3.6V (each element cell 0.3V), obtain 145.2mA (60mA/cm
2) electric current, promptly obtain the output of 528mW.Under the 3.35V output voltage, electric current is 162.5mA (67mA/cm
2), output is maximum, is 544mW.In order to obtain high working voltage, can be with a plurality of element cell series connection.In this case, resistance and element cell connection failure increase.Yet, if use electric current collection body of the present invention, can reduce resistance, and can improve productive rate.
With reference to Figure 16, good according to the power density of fuel cell of the present invention, it is about 40mW/cm
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According to monopolar membrane-electrode assembly of the present invention, the length of the conductor between the collector body is short, and collector body directly contacts the catalyst layer that produces electronics, thereby, resistance can be reduced, and the efficient of fuel cell can be improved.In addition, owing to collector body is not installed between fuel and the electrode, so fuel can easily flow.In addition, in conventional screen cloth type structure, liquid fuel leaks by screen cloth, yet, owing between dielectric film and film electrode, have collector body, so liquid fuel leaks hardly.
Although provide and illustrated the present invention particularly with reference to its exemplary, but those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that, can make change on various forms and the content to it, and not break away from defined design of the present invention of following claims and scope.
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1. the membrane-electrode assembly of an one pole comprises:
Dielectric film with a plurality of element cells district;
Be formed at a plurality of anode current collection bodies and a plurality of cathode current collection body in the element cell district on dielectric film two surfaces respectively; And
Be formed at a plurality of anodes and a plurality of negative electrode on anode current collection body and the cathode current collection body respectively;
Wherein each electric current collection body comprises:
The collector body of the electric current on the collector unit battery area; And
The conductor that links to each other with this collector body side;
Wherein said dielectric film comprises a plurality of perforates, and the conductor ends of cathode current collector is electrically connected with series system by the conductor ends of perforate with the adjacent anode collector body.
2. according to the assembly of claim 1, the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collector and the conductor ends of described anode current collector are arranged in the described perforate, and this perforate is filled with conducting metal.
3. according to the assembly of claim 1, the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collector and the conductor ends of described anode current collector come out from dielectric film, make the conductor ends of cathode current collector and the conductor ends of anode current collector be electrically connected to each other with series system.
4. according to the assembly of claim 1, wherein said electric current collection body is that 1S/cm or the first bigger metal form by conductivity, and perhaps the high polymer by conduction forms.
5. according to the assembly of claim 4, wherein said first metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
6. according to the assembly of claim 4, wherein on described first metal, scribble second metal.
7. according to the assembly of claim 6, wherein said second metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
8. according to the assembly of claim 5, the high polymer of wherein said conduction is to be selected from a kind of in polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene.
9. according to the assembly of claim 1, wherein said collector body utilizes sputtering method, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, electrodeposition process, composition method or metal etch method to form.
10. according to the assembly of claim 1, wherein said collector body forms the wire netting type.
11. the assembly according to claim 1 also comprises:
Anode support and cathode support body, it is formed on two surfaces of this dielectric film, and comprises a plurality of first perforates corresponding with the element cell district separately, makes described anode current collection body and cathode current collection body be arranged in this first perforate.
12. assembly according to claim 11, wherein said dielectric film and supporter comprise a plurality of second perforates respectively, and the conductor ends of described cathode current collection body is electrically connected in the mode of connecting with the conductor ends of adjacent anode electric current collection body by this second perforate.
13. according to the assembly of claim 12, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body is arranged in second perforate, and this second perforate is filled with conducting metal.
14. assembly according to claim 11, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body comes out from dielectric film, makes the conductor ends of cathode current collection body be electrically connected to each other in the mode of connecting with the conductor ends of anode current collection body.
15. according to the assembly of claim 11, wherein said collector body is that 1S/cm or the first bigger metal form by conductivity, perhaps the high polymer by conduction forms.
16. according to the assembly of claim 15, wherein said first metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
17., wherein on described first metal, scribble second metal according to the assembly of claim 15.
18. according to the assembly of claim 17, wherein said second metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
19. according to the assembly of claim 15, the polymer of wherein said conduction is to be selected from a kind of in polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene.
20. according to the assembly of claim 11, wherein said supporter is formed by non-conductive polymer.
21. according to the assembly of claim 20, wherein said supporter is by a kind of formation that is selected from polyimides, polyethylene, polypropylene and the polyvinyl chloride.
22. according to the assembly of claim 20, wherein said supporter and described electric current collection body are integrally formed with one another, to form flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).
23. according to the assembly of claim 11, wherein said collector body utilizes sputtering method, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, electrodeposition process, composition method or metal etch method to form.
24. a fuel cell, it comprises the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly according to claim 1.
25. the membrane-electrode assembly of an one pole comprises:
The dielectric film that comprises a plurality of element cells district;
Be formed at the catalyst layer at dielectric film two lip-deep each place, element cell district;
Be formed at anode current collection body and cathode current collection body on the catalyst layer respectively; And
Be formed at anode diffusion region and cathode diffusion region on anode current collection body and the cathode current collection body respectively;
Wherein said electric current collection body comprises:
The collector body of the electric current on the collector unit battery area; And
The conductor that links to each other with this collector body side; And
Wherein said dielectric film comprises a plurality of perforates, and the conductor ends of described cathode current collection body is electrically connected in the mode of connecting with the conductor ends of adjacent anode electric current collection body by perforate.
26. according to the assembly of claim 25, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body is arranged in the perforate, this perforate is filled with the metal of conduction.
27. assembly according to claim 25, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body comes out from dielectric film, makes the conductor ends of cathode current collection body and the conductor ends of anode current collection body be electrically connected in the mode of series connection each other.
28. according to the assembly of claim 25, wherein said electric current collection body is that 1S/cm or the first bigger metal form by conductivity, perhaps the high polymer by conduction forms.
29. according to the assembly of claim 28, wherein said first metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
30., scribble second metal on wherein said first metal according to the assembly of claim 28.
31. according to the assembly of claim 30, wherein said second metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
32. according to the assembly of claim 28, the high polymer of wherein said conduction is to be selected from a kind of in polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene.
33. according to the assembly of claim 25, wherein said collector body utilizes sputtering method, CVD method, electrodeposition process, composition method or metal etch method to form.
34. according to the assembly of claim 25, wherein said collector body forms the wire netting type.
35. the assembly according to claim 25 also comprises:
Anode support and cathode support body, it is formed on two surfaces of dielectric film, and comprises a plurality of first perforates corresponding with the element cell district separately, makes anode current collection body and cathode current collection body be arranged in a plurality of first perforates.
36. assembly according to claim 35, wherein said dielectric film and described supporter comprise a plurality of second perforates separately, and the conductor ends of described cathode current collection body is electrically connected in the mode of connecting by the conductor ends of this second perforate with adjacent anode electric current collection body.
37. according to the assembly of claim 36, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body is arranged in second perforate, and this second perforate is filled with the metal of conduction.
38. assembly according to claim 35, the conductor ends of the conductor ends of wherein said cathode current collection body and described anode current collection body comes out from dielectric film, makes the conductor ends of cathode current collection body be electrically connected in the mode of connecting each other with the conductor ends of anode current collection body.
39. according to the assembly of claim 35, wherein said collector body is that 1S/cm or the first bigger metal form by conductivity, perhaps the high polymer by conduction forms.
40. according to the assembly of claim 39, wherein said first metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
41., scribble second metal on wherein said first metal according to the assembly of claim 39.
42. according to the assembly of claim 41, wherein said second metal is selected from: Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Cu, Pt, Ti, Mn, Zn, Fe, Sn, and alloy.
43. according to the assembly of claim 39, the high polymer of wherein said conduction is to be selected from a kind of in polyaniline, polypyrrole and the polythiophene.
44. according to the assembly of claim 35, wherein said supporter is formed by non-conductive polymer.
45. according to the assembly of claim 44, wherein said supporter is by a kind of formation that is selected from polyimides, polyethylene, polypropylene and the polyvinyl chloride.
46. according to the assembly of claim 44, wherein said supporter and described electric current collection body are integrally formed with one another, to form FPCB.
47. according to the assembly of claim 35, wherein said electric current collection body utilizes sputtering method, CVD method, electrodeposition process, composition method or metal etch method to form.
48. a fuel cell, it comprises the monopolar membrane-electrode assembly according to claim 25.
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