US20030098237A1 - Fuel cell gas diffusion layer coating process and treated article - Google Patents

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US20030098237A1
US20030098237A1 US09/997,082 US99708201A US2003098237A1 US 20030098237 A1 US20030098237 A1 US 20030098237A1 US 99708201 A US99708201 A US 99708201A US 2003098237 A1 US2003098237 A1 US 2003098237A1
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  • This invention relates to a method of making a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer by electrophoretic deposition of a highly fluorinated polymer which may be followed by sintering of the fluoropolymer.
  • This invention additionally relates to a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction coated with a monolayer of particles of a highly fluorinated polymer, which may be sintered.
  • Watanabe “improvement of the Performance and Durability of Anode for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells,” Proceedings of the Workshop on Direct Methanol - Air Fuel Cells , pp. 24-36 (1992), discloses a method of wet-proofing which involves coating carbon black with polyethylene out of a polyethylene latex, perfluorinating the polyenthylene in situ on the surface of the carbon black, and coating a gas diffusion layer with the hydrophobic carbon black.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,080,504 discloses a method of electrodeposition of catalytic metal on a substrate to form a gas diffusion electrode using a pulsed electric current.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,298,348 and 5,389,471 disclose a seperator for an alkaline battery system.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,083,638 discloses a fuel cell system that includes a current collector that includes hydrophilic materials and can also include hydrophobic materials.
  • the current collector may be made of fibers such as carbon, glass or resin fibers.
  • the hydrophilic material or bulking agent may be particles of materials such as carbon powder, metal powder, glass powder, ceramic powder, silica gel, zeolite or non-fluorinated resin.
  • the hydrophobic material or bulking agent may be particles of materials such as fluorinated resin. (see, '638 FIG. 10).
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,998,058 discloses an electrode backing layer for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell formed from a carbon fiber substrate treated so as to contain both “hydrophilic” and “hydrophobic” pores.
  • the reference describes a method of making pores more hydrophilic by immersion in a solution of tin tetrachloride pentahydrate followed by immersion in ammonia.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,024,848 discloses a porous support plate for an electrochemical cell which includes a contact bilayer adjacent to an electrode including a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic phase.
  • the reference discloses a hydrophilic phase comprised of a mixture of carbon black and a proton exchange resin.
  • the present invention provides a method of making a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer comprising the steps of: a) immersing a carbon fiber construction in an aqueous dispersion of a highly fluorinated polymer, typically a perfluorinated polymer; b) contacting the dispersion with a counterelectrode; and c) electrophoretically depositing the highly fluorinated polymer onto the carbon fiber construction by applying electric current between the carbon fiber construction and the counterelectrode.
  • the carbon fiber construction is the anode and the counterelectrode is the cathode.
  • a voltage of greater than 6 volts is applied.
  • the step of electrophoretically depositing the highly fluorinated polymer can be accomplished in 30 minutes or less, more typically 15 minutes or less.
  • the present invention provides hydrophobic carbon fiber construction made according to the electrophoretic method of the present invention, in particular one having a highly uniform coating of a highly fluorinated polymer.
  • the present invention provides a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction coated with a monolayer of particles of a highly fluorinated polymer.
  • the particles of highly fluorinated polymer may be sintered.
  • “monolayer” typically refers to a layer of particles on a surface that has a depth of not more than one particle over substantially all of the surface, and may optionally include a layer grown to a thicker depth than one particle if substantially all of the surface has first been covered with a layer of abutting particles having a depth of one particle; and
  • “highly fluorinated” means containing fluorine in an amount of 40 wt % or more, but typically 50 wt % or more, and more typically 60 wt % or more.
  • FIG. 1 is an electron micrographs of a fluoropolymer-coated substrate according to the present invention at 11,600 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 2 is an electron micrographs of a fluoropolymer-coated substrate according to the present invention at 5,800 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 3 is an electron micrographs of a comparative fluoropolymer-coated substrate at 1,990 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 4 is an electron micrographs of a comparative fluoropolymer-coated substrate at 9,200 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 5 is an electron micrographs of a fluoropolymer-coated substrate according to the present invention at 3,500 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 6 is an electron micrographs of a fluoropolymer-coated substrate according to the present invention at 3,100 ⁇ magnification.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph of data showing resistivity vs. compression for carbon papers treated according to the present invention ( 2 and 3 ) and a comparative untreated paper ( 1 ).
  • the present invention provides an electrophoretic method of making a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer.
  • the present method comprises the steps of: a) immersing a carbon fiber construction in an aqueous dispersion of a highly fluorinated polymer; b) contacting the dispersion with a counterelectrode; and c) electrophoretically depositing the highly fluorinated polymer onto the carbon fiber construction by applying electric current between the carbon fiber construction and the counterelectrode.
  • Fuel cells are electrochemical cells which produce usable electicity by the catalyzed combination of a fuel such as hydrogen and an oxidant such as oxygen.
  • Typical fuel cells contain layers known as gas diffusion layers or diffuser/current collector layers adjacent to catalytically reactive sites. These layers must be electrically conductive yet must be able to allow the passage of reactant and product fluids.
  • Typical gas difusion layers comprise porous carbon materials. In some fuel cell systems, it is advantageous to use a gas diffusion layer which is more hydrophobic than untreated carbon. The present invention concerns the manufacture of hydrophobic gas diffusion layers.
  • any suitable carbon fiber construction may be used.
  • the carbon fiber construction is selected from woven and non-woven carbon fiber constructions.
  • Carbon fiber constructions which may be useful in the practice of the present invention may include: TorayTM Carbon Paper, SpectraCarbTM Carbon Paper, AFNTM non-woven carbon cloth, ZoltekTM Carbon Cloth, and the like.
  • any suitable electrodeposition equipment may be used, including a Hull Cell.
  • the carbon fiber construction is the anode and the counterelectrode is the cathode.
  • a typical counterelectrode is mild steel plate. Any suitable source of electric current may be used.
  • any suitable aqueous dispersion of highly fluorinated polymer may be used.
  • the dispersion may be a colloidal suspension or a latex. Average particle size in the dispersion is typically less than 500 nm and more typically between 300 and 50 nm.
  • the highly fluorinated polymer is typically a perfluorinated polymer, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), perfluoroalkyl acrylates, hexafluoropropylene copolymers, tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene/vinylidene fluoride terpolymers, and the like.
  • the electric current applied between the carbon fiber construction and the counterelectrode is sufficient to deposit the desired amount of fluoropolymer.
  • the electric current is applied at a voltage of at least 6 volts, more typically at least 15 volts, and most typically at least 30 volts.
  • it is an advantage of the present method that it can be performed using relatively low voltages of less than 100 volts and more typically less than 50 volts.
  • the duration of the electrodeposition step is not more than 30 minutes, more typically not more than 15 minutes.
  • the highly fluorinated polymer is deposited onto the carbon fiber construction in the amount of at least 0.1 weight percent per weight of carbon fiber construction, more typically at least 1 weight percent, more typically 1 to 10 weight percent, and most typically 1 to 5 weight percent. Higher levels of deposition from 5 to 30 weight percent or more may also be achieved.
  • the treated carbon fiber construction is subsequently rinsed and dried.
  • the treated carbon fiber construction may also be heated to sinter the fluoropolymer particles.
  • Sintering temperatures depend on the fluoroplymer chosen, but are typically at least 150° C., more typically at least 250° C., and most typically at least 350° C.
  • Sintering time is typically at least 10 minutes, more typically at least 20 minutes, and most typically at least 30 minutes.
  • coatings may be added including hydrophobic coatings such as fluoropolymer/carbon coatings.
  • FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6 are micrographs of substrates coated according to the present invention. It can bee seen that the particles of fluoropolymer form a monolayer on the surface of the fibers. In contrast, the comparative fluoropolymer-coated substrates appearing in FIGS. 3 and 4 contain clumped fluoropolymer particles. FIG. 3 illustrates that fluoropolymer particles tend to concentrate at the intersections of fibers in the course of the comparative dipping and drying method. Large areas of many fibers are entirely uncoated. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the method according to the present invention forces a uniform distribution of fluoropolymer because of the insulating nature of the coating.
  • This invention is useful in the manufacture of hydrophobic fuel cell gas diffusion layers.
  • Teflon® PTFE 30B colloidal suspension (DuPont Fluoroproducts, Wilmington, Del.) was electrodeposited on TorayTM Carbon Paper 060 (Toray International Inc., Tokyo, Japan). A 1 cm 2 piece of carbon paper was used as the anode of the electrolytic cell and a mild steel plate was used as the cathode. The PTFE suspension was diluted to 1% by weight with deionized water. A 6 volt potential was applied between the anode and cathode for 15 minutes to deposit the PTFE particles on the carbon paper. The sample was dried.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are electron micrographs of the coated product of Example 1.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are electron micrographs of the coated product of Comparative Example 2C. These micrographs demonstrate the high degree of uniformity obtained by use of the method according to the present invention.
  • Teflon® PTFE 30B colloidal suspension (DuPont Fluoroproducts, Wilmington, Del.) was diluted to 1% by weight with deionized water and poured into a Hull Cell. TorayTM Carbon Paper 060 (Toray International Inc., Tokyo, Japan) was fitted into the Hull Cell as the anode. The cathode was mild steel. The electrode distance was 40 mm. Nominal surface area of cathode was 33 cm 2 and anode was 28 cm 2 . For Example 3, a 15 volt potential was applied between the anode and cathode for 15 minutes to deposit the PTFE particles on the carbon paper.
  • Example 4 For Example 4, a 30 volt potential was applied between the anode and cathode for 15 minutes to deposit the PTFE particles on the carbon paper. The carbon paper was removed and gently rinsed in DI water. The sample was dried in air for 1 hour, pumped down under vacuum and imaged under an electron microscope to observe the deposition progress.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are electron micrographs of the coated products of Examples 3 and 4, respectively. The micrographs demonstrate that uniformity and density of the deposition increase with applied voltage.
  • FIG. 7 demonstrates resistivity vs. compression data for carbon papers according to Example 3 (2), Example 4 (3) and a comparative untreated paper (1). It can be seen that the treatment according to the invention did not significantly compromise the electrical and physical properties of the carbon paper.

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