JP6335233B2 - Fuel cell - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel battery cell.

  The fuel cell includes a support substrate and a plurality of power generation element units supported by the support substrate. For example, in the fuel battery cell disclosed in Patent Document 1, adjacent power generation element portions are electrically connected by an interconnector.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-76339

  There is a demand for improving power generation efficiency in fuel cells. Then, the subject of this invention is providing the fuel battery cell which can improve electric power generation efficiency.

  A fuel battery cell according to an aspect of the present invention includes a support substrate, a first power generation element portion, a second power generation element portion, an interconnector, and a seal portion. The support substrate has a first main surface and a recess formed in the first main surface. The first power generation element unit is supported by the support substrate. The first power generation element unit includes a first inner electrode, a first electrolyte, and a first outer electrode. The first inner electrode includes a first inner electrode current collector disposed in the recess. The second power generation element unit is supported by the support substrate. The second power generation element unit includes a second inner electrode, a second electrolyte, and a second outer electrode. The interconnector is disposed on the first inner electrode current collector. The interconnector electrically connects the first power generation element unit and the second power generation element unit. The seal portion has electrical insulation. The seal portion is adjacent to the interconnector on the first inner electrode current collector. In addition, the seal portion extends toward the second power generation element portion beyond the edge of the first inner electrode current collector. The second electrolyte extends to the seal portion.

  The present inventor has found that an undesired current flow occurs between the first power generation element portion and the second power generation element portion, which are adjacent power generation element portions. That is, in the conventional fuel cell, the inner electrode current collector of the first power generation element part and the outer electrode current collector of the second power generation element part are electrically connected via the interconnector. On the other hand, the electrolyte of the second power generation element unit is interposed between the inner electrode current collection unit of the first power generation element unit and the outer electrode current collection unit of the second power generation element unit. Therefore, power is generated by the inner electrode current collector of the first power generation element unit, the electrolyte of the second power generation element unit, and the outer electrode current collector of the second power generation element unit. As a result, there is a possibility that a part of the current returns to the electrolyte of the second power generation element portion where the current flowing through the interconnector should go to the electrolyte of the first power generation element portion.

  On the other hand, in the invention of the present application, the seal portion having electrical insulation is on the first inner electrode current collector, beyond the end of the first inner electrode current collector from the interconnector to the second power generating element portion side. It extends towards. For this reason, the seal part is interposed between the first inner electrode current collector and the second electrolyte, and the first inner electrode current collector and the second electrolyte are not in contact with each other. For this reason, the power generation by the first inner electrode current collector, the second outer electrode current collector, and the second electrolyte as described above can be prevented. As a result, the power generation efficiency of the fuel cell can be improved.

  Preferably, the first inner electrode current collector has a second main surface that is on the same plane as the first main surface of the support substrate. The seal portion is formed on the second main surface of the first inner electrode current collector. That is, the seal part is not embedded in the first inner electrode current collector.

  Preferably, the first and second inner electrodes are fuel electrodes, and the first and second outer electrodes are air electrodes.

  According to the present invention, the power generation efficiency of the fuel cell can be improved.

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  Hereinafter, embodiments of a fuel cell stack using fuel cells according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fuel cell stack 100 includes a fuel manifold 200 and a plurality of fuel cells 301.

[Fuel manifold]
As shown in FIG. 3, the fuel manifold 200 is configured to distribute the fuel gas to the fuel cells 301. The fuel manifold 200 is hollow and has an internal space. Fuel gas is supplied to the internal space of the fuel manifold 200 through the introduction pipe 201. The fuel manifold 200 has a plurality of through holes 202 arranged at intervals. Each through hole 202 is formed in the top plate 203 of the fuel manifold 200. Each through hole 202 communicates the internal space of the fuel manifold 200 with the outside.

[Fuel battery cell]
As shown in FIG. 2, each fuel cell 301 extends from the fuel manifold 200. Specifically, each fuel cell 301 extends upward (x-axis direction) from the top plate 203 of the fuel manifold 200. That is, the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) of each fuel cell 301 extends upward. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the fuel battery cell 301 includes a plurality of power generation element portions 10, a support substrate 20, a plurality of interconnectors 31, and a seal portion 32.

[Support substrate]
The support substrate 20 has a plurality of gas passages 21 extending along the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) of the support substrate 20. Each gas channel 21 extends substantially parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the support substrate 20 has a first main surface 22 and a plurality of recesses 23. The support substrate 20 also has a main surface opposite to the first main surface 22, but the main surface and the basic configuration on the main surface are the same as those on the first main surface 22 side. Therefore, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Each recess 23 is formed in the first main surface 22. The recesses 23 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the support substrate 20. In addition, each recessed part 23 is not formed in the both ends of the width direction (y-axis direction) of the support substrate 20.

The support substrate 20 is made of a porous material that does not have electronic conductivity. The support substrate 20 can be made of, for example, CSZ (calcia stabilized zirconia). Alternatively, the support substrate 20 may be composed of NiO (nickel oxide) and YSZ (8YSZ) (yttria-stabilized zirconia), or composed of NiO (nickel oxide) and Y ₂ O ₃ (yttria). Alternatively, MgO (magnesium oxide) and MgAl ₂ O ₄ (magnesia alumina spinel) may be used. The porosity of the support substrate 20 is, for example, about 20 to 60%.

[Power generation element]
Each power generation element unit 10 is supported by a support substrate 20. The power generation element units 10 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the support substrate 20. That is, the fuel cell 301 according to the present embodiment is a so-called horizontal stripe fuel cell. The power generating element portions 10 adjacent in the longitudinal direction are electrically connected to each other by an interconnector 31.

  Each power generation element unit 10 includes a fuel electrode 4 (an example of an inner electrode), an electrolyte 5, and an air electrode 6 (an example of an outer electrode). The fuel electrode 4, the electrolyte 5, and the air electrode 6 are supported on the support substrate 20 in this order from the support substrate 20 side. Each power generation element unit 10 further includes a reaction preventing film 7.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of adjacent power generation element portions 10 among the power generation element portions 10 are defined as a first power generation element portion 10 a and a second power generation element portion 10 b, respectively. And let the fuel electrode 4, the electrolyte 5, and the air electrode 6 of the 1st electric power generation element part 10a be the 1st fuel electrode 4a, the 1st electrolyte 5a, and the 1st air electrode 6a. Further, the fuel electrode 4, the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode 6 of the second power generation element portion 10b are referred to as a second fuel electrode 4b, a second electrolyte 5b and a second air electrode 6b, respectively.

[Fuel electrode]
As shown in FIG. 5, the fuel electrode 4 is a fired body made of a porous material having electron conductivity. The fuel electrode 4 includes a fuel electrode current collector 41 (an example of an inner electrode current collector) and a fuel electrode active part 42 (an example of an inner electrode active part).

[Fuel electrode current collector]
The fuel electrode current collector 41 is disposed in the recess 23. Specifically, the fuel electrode current collector 41 is filled in the recess 23 and has the same outer shape as the recess 23. Each fuel electrode current collector 41 has a second main surface 411. The second main surface 411 is substantially flush with the first main surface 22. That is, one plane is constituted by the first main surface 22 of the support substrate 20 and the second main surface 411 of each fuel electrode current collector 41. The second main surface 411 may not be completely on the same plane as the first main surface 22. For example, there may be a step of about 50 μm or less between the first main surface 22 and the second main surface 411. The second main surface 411 constitutes a flat surface, and no recess is formed on the second main surface 411.

  The fuel electrode current collector 41 has electronic conductivity. The fuel electrode current collector 41 preferably has higher electron conductivity than the fuel electrode active part 42. The fuel electrode current collector 41 may or may not have oxygen ion conductivity.

The fuel electrode current collector 41 can be composed of, for example, NiO (nickel oxide) and YSZ (8YSZ) (yttria stabilized zirconia). Alternatively, the fuel electrode current collector 41 may be composed of NiO (nickel oxide) and Y ₂ O ₃ (yttria), or composed of NiO (nickel oxide) and CSZ (calcia stabilized zirconia). Also good. The thickness of the fuel electrode current collector 41 and the depth of the recess 23 are about 50 to 500 μm.

[Fuel electrode active part]
The fuel electrode active portion 42 has oxygen ion conductivity and electronic conductivity. The anode active part 42 has a higher content of oxygen ion conductive material than the anode current collector 41. Specifically, the volume ratio of the substance having oxygen ion conductivity with respect to the total volume excluding the pore portion in the fuel electrode active portion 42 is determined by the oxygen ion conduction in the total volume excluding the pore portion in the fuel electrode current collector 41. It is larger than the volume ratio of the substance having the property.

  The anode active part 42 is disposed on the second main surface 411 of the anode current collector 41. That is, the fuel electrode active part 42 is not embedded in the fuel electrode current collector 41. An end edge (right end edge in FIG. 5) opposite to the interconnector 31 of the fuel electrode active part 42 is formed on the second main surface 411 on the inner side of the edge of the fuel electrode current collector 41. Specifically, the anode active portion 42 has a smaller area in plan view (viewed in the z-axis direction) than the anode current collector 41. The anode active part 42 is accommodated in the second main surface 411.

  Further, the end portion (left end portion in FIG. 5) of the fuel electrode active portion 42 on the side of the interconnector 31 is in contact with a seal portion 32 described later. The end of the fuel electrode active part 42 may rest on the seal part 32.

  The fuel electrode active part 42 may be composed of, for example, NiO (nickel oxide) and YSZ (8YSZ) (yttria stabilized zirconia). Alternatively, the fuel electrode active part 42 may be composed of NiO (nickel oxide) and GDC (gadolinium-doped ceria). The thickness of the fuel electrode active part 42 is 5 to 30 μm.

[Electrolytes]
The electrolyte 5 is disposed so as to cover the fuel electrode 4. Specifically, the electrolyte 5 extends from one interconnector 31 to another interconnector 31 in the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) of the support substrate 20. In the longitudinal direction of the support substrate 20, the electrolyte 5 and the interconnector 31 are alternately arranged.

  The electrolyte 5 is a fired body made of a dense material that has ionic conductivity and no electronic conductivity. The electrolyte 5 can be made of, for example, YSZ (8YSZ) (yttria stabilized zirconia). Or the electrolyte 5 may be comprised from LSGM (lanthanum gallate). The thickness of the electrolyte 5 is, for example, about 3 to 50 μm.

[Reaction prevention film]
The reaction preventing film 7 is a fired body composed of a dense material. The reaction preventing film 7 is disposed between the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode active part 61. The reaction preventing film 7 causes a phenomenon in which a reaction layer having a large electric resistance is formed at the interface between the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode active part 61 due to a reaction between YSZ in the electrolyte 5 and Sr in the air electrode active part 61. It is provided to suppress this. The reaction preventing film 7 is also disposed between the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode current collector 62. The reaction preventing film 7 can be made of, for example, GDC = (Ce, Gd) O ₂ (gadolinium-doped ceria). The thickness of the reaction preventing film 7 is, for example, about 3 to 50 μm. Note that the reaction preventing film 7 may be disposed between the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode active part 61, and may not be disposed between the electrolyte 5 and the air electrode current collecting part 62.

[Air electrode]
The air electrode 6 is a fired body composed of a porous material having electron conductivity. The air electrode 6 is disposed on the opposite side of the fuel electrode 4 with the electrolyte 5 interposed therebetween. The air electrode 6 includes an air electrode active part 61 and an air electrode current collector 62.

[Air electrode active part]
The air electrode active part 61 is disposed on the reaction preventing film 7. The air electrode active part 61 has oxygen ion conductivity and electron conductivity. The air electrode active part 61 has a higher content of a substance having oxygen ion conductivity than the air electrode current collecting part 62. Specifically, the volume ratio of the substance having oxygen ion conductivity with respect to the total volume excluding the pore portion in the air electrode active portion 61 is determined by the oxygen ion conductivity in the air electrode current collector 62 with respect to the total volume excluding the pore portion. It is larger than the volume ratio of the substance having the property.

The air electrode active part 61 can be composed of, for example, LSCF = (La, Sr) (Co, Fe) O ₃ (lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite). Alternatively, the air electrode active part 61 may have LSF = (La, Sr) FeO ₃ (lanthanum strontium ferrite), LNF = La (Ni, Fe) O ₃ (lanthanum nickel ferrite), or LSC = (La, Sr) CoO. ₃ (lanthanum strontium cobaltite) or the like. The air electrode active part 61 may be configured by two layers of a first layer (inner layer) composed of LSCF and a second layer (outer layer) composed of LSC. The thickness of the air electrode active part 61 is, for example, 10 to 100 μm.

[Air electrode current collector]
The air electrode current collector 62 is disposed on the air electrode active part 61. Further, the air electrode current collector 62 extends from the air electrode active part 61 toward the adjacent power generation element part 10. The air electrode current collector 62 is a fired body made of a porous material having electronic conductivity. The air electrode current collector 62 preferably has higher electron conductivity than the air electrode active part 61. The air electrode current collector 62 may or may not have oxygen ion conductivity.

The air electrode current collector 62 can be made of, for example, LSCF = (La, Sr) (Co, Fe) O ₃ (lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite). Alternatively, the air electrode current collector 62 may be made of LSC = (La, Sr) CoO ₃ (lanthanum strontium cobaltite). Or the air electrode current collection part 62 may be comprised from Ag (silver) and Ag-Pd (silver palladium alloy). The thickness of the air electrode current collector 62 is, for example, about 50 to 500 μm.

[Interconnector]
The interconnector 31 is configured to electrically connect the power generating element portions 10 adjacent in the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) of the support substrate 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the interconnector 31 electrically connects the first power generation element portion 10a and the second power generation element portion 10b. Specifically, the interconnector 31 electrically connects the fuel electrode current collector 41a of the first power generation element unit 10a and the air electrode current collector 62b of the second power generation element unit 10b.

  The interconnector 31 is disposed on the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. Specifically, the interconnector 31 is disposed on the second main surface 411a of the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. That is, the interconnector 31 is not embedded in the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. The interconnector 31 is disposed on the second main surface 411a with a space from the anode active part 42.

The interconnector 31 is a fired body composed of a dense material having electronic conductivity. The interconnector 31 can be made of, for example, LaCrO ₃ (lanthanum chromite). Alternatively, the interconnector 31 may be made of (Sr, La) TiO ₃ (strontium titanate). The thickness of the interconnector 31 is, for example, 10 to 100 μm.

[Seal part]
The seal portion 32 is disposed on the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. The seal portion 32 is adjacent to the interconnector 31. Specifically, the seal portion 32 is disposed so as to surround the interconnector 31. That is, the seal part 32 is annular. A part of the interconnector 31 may be placed on the seal portion 32. Specifically, the outer peripheral end portion of the interconnector 31 may be placed on the inner peripheral end portion of the seal portion 32.

  The seal portion 32 extends from the first fuel electrode current collector 41a toward the second power generation element portion 10b beyond the edge of the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. Specifically, the seal portion 32 extends across the first fuel electrode current collector 41 a and the support substrate 20. The seal portion 32 is formed on the second main surface 411a of the first fuel electrode current collector 41a. Further, the seal portion 32 is formed on the first main surface 22 of the support substrate 20. The second electrolyte 5 b extends to the seal portion 32. Specifically, the distal end portion of the second electrolyte 5 b is placed on the seal portion 32.

The seal part 32 has electrical insulation. That is, the seal part 32 does not have electronic conductivity. The seal portion 32 can be made of, for example, MgO (magnesia), CaZrO ₃ (calcium zirconate), Y ₂ O ₃ (yttria), MgAl ₂ O ₄ (magnesia alumina spinel), or the like.

[Current collecting member]
The fuel cell 301 configured as described above is electrically connected to the adjacent fuel cell 301 by the current collecting member 302. As shown in FIG. 2, the current collecting member 302 is disposed between the pair of fuel cells 301. And the current collection member 302 has electroconductivity so that the fuel cell 301 adjacent in the thickness direction (z-axis direction) may be electrically connected.

  Specifically, the current collecting member 302 connects adjacent fuel cells 301 on the gas supply side of the fuel cells 301. As shown in FIG. 7, the current collecting member 302 is disposed on the air electrode current collector 62 extending from the interconnector 31 disposed on the base end side. The base end side means the fuel manifold 200 side when the fuel battery cell 301 is attached to the fuel manifold 200.

The current collecting member 302 has a block shape. For example, the current collecting member 302 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a cylindrical shape. The current collecting member 302 is made of, for example, a fired body of oxide ceramics. Examples of such oxide ceramics include perovskite oxide and spinel oxide. Examples of the perovskite oxide include (La, Sr) MnO ₃ , (La, Sr) (Co, Fe) O _{3, and the} like. Examples of the spinel oxide include (Mn, Co) ₃ O ₄ , (Mn, Fe) ₃ O _{4, and the} like. For example, the current collecting member 302 does not have flexibility.

The current collecting member 302 is joined to each fuel cell 301 by the first joining material 101. That is, the first bonding material 101 joins each current collecting member 302 and each fuel cell 301. The first bonding material 101 is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of (Mn, Co) ₃ O ₄ , (La, Sr) MnO _3, (La, Sr) (Co, Fe) O _{3, and the} like. .

[Front-back connection member]
As shown in FIG. 2, the fuel cell 301 has a front-back connection member 303. The front-back connection member 303 electrically connects the power generation element portion 10 disposed on the gas discharge side on one side of the support substrate 20 and the power generation element portion 10 disposed on the gas discharge side on the other side of the support substrate 20. Connected to. The front-back connection member 303 can be formed of the material described in the air electrode current collector 62 described above, for example.

  Each fuel cell 301 is supported by the fuel manifold 200. Specifically, each fuel cell 301 is fixed to the top plate 203 of the fuel manifold 200 by the second bonding material 102. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, each fuel cell 301 is inserted into the through hole 202 of the fuel manifold 200. The fuel cell 301 is fixed to the fuel manifold 200 by the second bonding material 102 in a state of being inserted into the through hole 202.

The second bonding material 102 is filled in the through hole 202 in a state where the fuel battery cell 301 is inserted. That is, the second bonding material 102 is filled in a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the fuel cell 301 and the wall surface that defines the through hole 202. The second bonding material 102 is, for example, crystallized glass. As the crystallized glass, for example, a SiO ₂ —B ₂ O ₃ system, a SiO ₂ —CaO system, or a SiO ₂ —MgO system may be employed. In this specification, crystallized glass means that the ratio (crystallinity) of “volume occupied by crystal phase” to the total volume is 60% or more, and “volume occupied by amorphous phase and impurities relative to the total volume”. "Indicates a glass having a ratio of less than 40%. As the material of the second bonding material 102, amorphous glass, brazing material, ceramics, or the like may be employed. Specifically, the second bonding material 102 is at least one selected from the group consisting of SiO ₂ —MgO—B ₂ O ₅ —Al ₂ O ₃ and SiO ₂ —MgO—Al ₂ O ₃ —ZnO. .

  The length of each fuel cell 301 protruding from the fuel manifold 200 in the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) can be about 100 to 300 mm. The fuel cells 301 are arranged at intervals in the thickness direction (z-axis direction) of the fuel cells 301. The interval between the fuel cells 301 can be about 1 to 5 mm.

[Power generation method]
The fuel cell stack 100 configured as described above generates power as follows. A fuel gas (hydrogen gas or the like) is caused to flow into the gas flow path 21 of each fuel cell 301 through the fuel manifold 200, and both surfaces of the support substrate 20 are exposed to a gas (air or the like) containing oxygen.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the oxygen-containing gas flows along the top plate 203 of the fuel manifold 200 so as to flow along the width direction (y-axis direction). Specifically, the fuel cell stack 100 further includes a gas supply member 400. The gas supply member 400 is configured to supply a gas such as air between the fuel cells 301. Note that the guide plate 401 may be installed on the opposite side of the gas supply member 400 so that the gas supplied from the gas supply member 400 efficiently flows upward. The guide plate 401 has a flat plate shape and extends in the longitudinal direction of the fuel cell 301 and also extends in the thickness direction of the fuel cell 301.

As described above, in each power generation element unit 10 supplied with the fuel gas and the gas containing oxygen, an electromotive force is generated due to an oxygen partial pressure difference generated between both side surfaces of the electrolyte 5. When this fuel cell stack 100 is connected to an external load, an electrochemical reaction represented by the following formula (1) occurs in the air electrode 6, and an electrochemical reaction represented by the following formula (2) occurs in the fuel electrode 4, causing a current to flow. .
(1/2) · O ₂ + 2e ⁻ → O ₂ ⁻ (1)
H ₂ + O ₂ ⁻ → H ₂ O + 2e ⁻ (2)
In the power generation state, current flows as shown by arrows in FIG. In the interconnector 31 and the power generation element unit 10, a current flows in the thickness direction.

[Production method]
Next, a method for manufacturing the fuel battery cell configured as described above will be described. In FIG. 11 to FIG. 16, “g” at the end of the reference numeral of each member indicates that the member is not fired.

  First, as shown in FIG. 11, a support substrate compact 20g is prepared. The molded body 20g of the support substrate is obtained by using a method such as extrusion molding and cutting using a clay obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the support substrate 20 (for example, CSZ). Can be made.

  When the support substrate molded body 20g is manufactured, next, as shown in FIG. 12, the concave portions 23 on the upper and lower surfaces of the support substrate molded body 20g are filled with the molded body 41g of the fuel electrode current collector. The molded body 41g of the fuel electrode current collector is produced by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the fuel electrode current collector 41 described above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13, a molded film 32g of the seal portion is formed on the molded body 41g of the fuel electrode current collector. The molding film 32g of the seal portion extends up to the molded body 20g of the support substrate. The molded film 32g is formed by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the seal portion 32 described above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14, a molded film 42 g of the fuel electrode active part is formed on the molded body 41 g of the fuel electrode current collector. The end portion of the molded membrane 42g of the fuel electrode active portion is in contact with the molded membrane 32g of the seal portion. The end portion of the molded film 42g of the fuel electrode active part may be placed on the molded film 32g of the seal part. The formed film 42g is formed by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material for the fuel electrode active portion 42 described above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 15, an interconnector molded film 31 g is formed on the molded body 41 g of each fuel electrode current collector. More specifically, an interconnector molding film 31g is formed in the sealing film molding film 32g. The outer peripheral edge of the interconnector molding film 31g is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the sealing film molding film 32g. The molded film 31g of each interconnector is formed by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the interconnector 31 described above.

  Further, an electrolyte molded film 5g is formed on the molded film 42g of the fuel electrode active portion. Specifically, one end of the electrolyte molding film 5g is disposed on the molding film 32g of the seal portion of the first power generation element portion 10a, and the other end of the electrolyte molding film 5g is the second end. It arrange | positions on the shaping | molding film 32g of the seal | sticker part of the electric power generation element part 10b. As a result, the molded body 41g of the fuel electrode current collector and the molded body 20g of the support substrate in a state where the molded film 42g of the fuel electrode active part is formed, the molded film 31g of the interconnector, the molded film 5g of the electrolyte, The sealing film is covered with a molding film 32g. The electrolyte molded film 5g is formed by, for example, a printing method or a dipping method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the electrolyte 5 described above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16, a reaction prevention film molding film 7g is formed on the electrolyte membrane molding film 5g. The molded film 7g of each reaction preventing film is formed by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the reaction preventing film 7 described above.

  Then, 20 g of the support substrate molded body in which various molded films are thus formed is fired at about 1000 to 1500 ° C. for about 1 to 5 hours in the air. Thereby, the fuel battery cell in the state where the air electrode 6 is not formed is obtained.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17, a forming film 61 g of the air electrode active portion is formed on each reaction preventing film 7. The molded film 61g of each air electrode active portion is formed by a printing method or the like using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the air electrode active portion 61 described above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18, a forming film 62 g of the air electrode current collector is formed so as to straddle the forming film 61 g of the air electrode active part and the interconnector 31 of the adjacent power generation element part. That is, the molding film 62g of the air electrode current collector is formed on the molding film 61g of the air electrode active part, the electrolyte 5, the seal part 32, and the interconnector 31. The molded film 62g of each air electrode current collector is formed by, for example, a printing method using a slurry obtained by adding a binder or the like to the powder of the material of the air electrode current collector 62 described above.

  The support substrate 20 in which the air electrode forming films 61g and 62g are thus formed is baked in the air at about 800 to 1200 ° C. for about 1 to 5 hours. Thereby, the fuel cell 301 is completed.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention.

Modification 1
In the above embodiment, the support substrate 20 has a flat plate shape, but may have a cylindrical shape. That is, the fuel battery cell 301 may be cylindrical.

Modification 2
In the power generation element unit 10 of the above embodiment, the fuel electrode 4 is an inner electrode and the air electrode 6 is an outer electrode, but the configuration of the power generation element unit 10 is not limited to this. For example, the air electrode 6 may be an inner electrode and the fuel electrode 4 may be an outer electrode. In this case, an air electrode current collector 62 is formed in the recess 23 of the support substrate 20.

Modification 3
As shown in FIG. 19, the interconnector 31 may have an interconnector main body 311 and an intermediate portion 312. The intermediate portion 312 is disposed between the interconnector main body 311 and the anode current collector 41. That is, the intermediate portion 312 is disposed on the second main surface 411 of the fuel electrode current collector 41, and the interconnector main body portion 311 is disposed on the intermediate portion 312.

  The interconnector body 311 is made of a dense material having electronic conductivity. For example, the porosity of the interconnector body 311 can be about 10% or less. The interconnector body 311 can be formed of the same material as the interconnector 31 described above.

  The intermediate part 312 has electronic conductivity. The intermediate part 312 preferably has higher electronic conductivity than the interconnector body part 311. Further, the intermediate part 312 preferably has a larger porosity than the interconnector body part 311. For example, the intermediate part 312 may be made of a porous material. Specifically, the porosity of the intermediate portion 312 can be about 15 to 50%. The material of the intermediate part 312 can be the same as that of the interconnector body 311. Further, the intermediate part 312 may be divided into a plurality of layers.

Modification 4
The seal part 32 may be divided into a plurality of layers.

10a: first power generation element portion 4a: first fuel electrode 41a: first fuel electrode current collector 411: second main surface 5a: first electrolyte 6a: first air electrode 10b: second power generation element portion 4b: second Fuel electrode 5b: second electrolyte 6b: second air electrode 10: power generation element unit 20: support substrate 22: first main surface 23: recess 31: interconnector 32: seal part 301: fuel cell

Claims (4)

A support substrate having a first main surface and a recess formed in the first main surface;
A first power generation element unit having a first inner electrode, a first electrolyte, and a first outer electrode including a first inner electrode current collector disposed in the recess, and supported by the support substrate;
A second power generation element portion having a second inner electrode, a second electrolyte, and a second outer electrode, and supported by the support substrate;
An interconnector disposed on the first inner electrode current collector and electrically connecting the first power generation element part and the second power generation element part;
A seal part having electrical insulation;
With
The seal portion is adjacent to the interconnector on the first inner electrode current collector, and extends toward the second power generation element portion beyond the edge of the first inner electrode current collector,
The second electrolyte extends to the seal portion,
The first inner electrode current collector has a second main surface,
The interconnector is disposed on the second main surface and disposed on the seal portion .
Fuel cell. The second main surface is on the same plane as the first main surface of the support substrate,
The seal portion is formed on the second main surface.
The fuel battery cell according to claim 1. The first and second inner electrodes are fuel electrodes;
The first and second outer electrodes are air electrodes;
The fuel battery cell according to claim 1 or 2.   The second electrolyte is disposed on the seal portion;
  The second outer electrode has a second outer electrode current collector extending to the interconnector;
  The second outer electrode current collector is interposed between the second electrolyte and the interconnector;
The fuel cell according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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