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- a fuel cell is a mechanism that electrically extracts the energy generated when water is produced by reacting hydrogen and oxygen. It is highly energy efficient and has only water, so it is expected to spread as clean energy. Has been.
- the present invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode used for a fuel cell, and more particularly to a gas diffusion electrode used for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as a power source for a fuel cell vehicle among fuel cells.
- An electrode used in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is sandwiched between two separators in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and is disposed between the two separators. On both surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane, the electrode is on the surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane. It has a structure comprising a formed catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer formed outside the catalyst layer. A gas diffusion electrode is distributed as an individual member for forming a gas diffusion layer on the electrode.
- the performance required for the gas diffusion electrode includes, for example, gas diffusivity, conductivity for collecting electricity generated in the catalyst layer, and drainage for efficiently removing moisture generated on the surface of the catalyst layer. can give.
- a conductive porous substrate having gas diffusion ability and conductivity is used.
- the conductive porous substrate carbon felt made of carbon fiber, carbon paper, carbon cloth, and the like are used, and among these, carbon paper is most preferable from the viewpoint of mechanical strength.
- a fuel cell is a system that electrically extracts energy generated when hydrogen and oxygen react to produce water
- the electrical load increases, that is, when the current taken out of the cell increases, a large amount of water
- the amount of gas (oxygen or hydrogen) supplied to the catalyst layer decreases, and finally When all the pores are blocked, power generation stops (this phenomenon is called flooding).
- the gas diffusion electrode is required to be drainable.
- the water repellency is usually enhanced by using a gas diffusion electrode obtained by subjecting a conductive porous substrate to a water repellency treatment.
- a layer called a microporous layer is formed by applying a coating liquid in which conductive fine particles such as carbon black are dispersed on a conductive porous substrate that has been subjected to a water repellent treatment, followed by drying and sintering. (Also referred to as a layer).
- the role of the microporous layer is to prevent the catalyst layer from penetrating into the conductive porous substrate, reduce the contact resistance with the catalyst layer, and the roughness of the conductive porous substrate to the electrolyte membrane. There is prevention of physical damage to the electrolyte membrane due to being transferred.
- the microporous layer is required to have a smooth surface and no cracks.
- Patent Document 1 proposes a gas diffusion electrode in which the surface roughness of the microporous layer is reduced by using two microporous layers.
- a microporous layer is formed by blade coating and press molding.
- reduction of surface roughness by blade coating of only one layer is insufficient, and surface roughness is not achieved by press molding.
- it can be reduced, voids in the microporous layer are crushed and gas diffusion performance is reduced.
- the surface roughness can be reduced by applying two microporous layers, since the carbon powder is used to form the microporous layer, there are cracks in the microporous layer. appear.
- the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
- a gas diffusion electrode having a microporous layer on at least one surface of a conductive porous substrate,
- the microporous layer has at least a first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate, and a second microporous layer,
- the gas diffusion electrode, wherein the second microporous layer includes a conductive material having a linear portion.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention By using the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention, it becomes a microporous layer with small surface roughness and few cracks while ensuring high gas diffusibility and high conductivity, and it is possible to achieve both performance and durability.
- Schematic which shows the structure of the gas diffusion electrode of this invention.
- the schematic arrangement figure showing the example of the desirable mode of the manufacture device of the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention.
- positioning figure which shows another preferable aspect example of the manufacturing apparatus of the gas diffusion electrode of this invention.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention has a microporous layer on at least one surface of the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer has at least a first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate and a second microporous layer.
- the conductive porous substrate will be described first.
- the gas diffusion electrode has a high gas diffusibility for diffusing the gas supplied from the separator to the catalyst, and a high drainage for discharging water generated by the electrochemical reaction to the separator.
- a conductive porous base material which is a base material made of a porous body having conductivity and usually having a pore diameter in a region of 10 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, is used for the gas diffusion electrode.
- the conductive porous substrate include, for example, a porous substrate containing carbon fibers such as carbon fiber woven fabric, carbon fiber papermaking body, carbon fiber nonwoven fabric, carbon felt, carbon paper, and carbon cloth, It is preferable to use a porous metal substrate such as a bonded metal, a metal mesh, or an expanded metal. Among them, it is preferable to use a conductive porous base material such as carbon felt containing carbon fiber, carbon paper, or carbon cloth because it has excellent corrosion resistance, and further absorbs dimensional changes in the thickness direction of the electrolyte membrane. From the viewpoint of excellent properties, that is, “spring property”, it is preferable to use a base material obtained by binding a carbon fiber papermaking body with a carbide, that is, carbon paper.
- the conductive porous base material is unwound in a long state and wound up. It is preferable to form a microporous layer continuously between the two.
- a conductive porous substrate that has been subjected to a water repellent treatment by applying a fluororesin is preferably used. Since the fluororesin acts as a water repellent resin, the conductive porous substrate used in the present invention preferably contains a water repellent resin such as a fluororesin.
- the water-repellent resin contained in the conductive porous substrate that is, the fluororesin contained in the conductive porous substrate
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- FEP tetrafluoroethylene
- PFA perfluoroalkoxy fluoride resin
- ETFA ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- PVF polyvinyl fluoride
- the amount of the water-repellent resin is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of the entire conductive porous substrate. If the amount is less than 0.1% by mass, the water repellency may not be sufficiently exhibited. If the amount exceeds 20% by mass, pores serving as gas diffusion paths or drainage paths may be blocked, or the electrical resistance may increase. .
- the method of water-repellent treatment of the conductive porous base material is conducted by die coating, spray coating, etc. in addition to the treatment technique of immersing the conductive porous base material in a dispersion containing a generally known water-repellent resin.
- An application technique for applying a water-repellent resin to a porous porous substrate is also applicable.
- processing by a dry process such as sputtering of a fluororesin can also be applied.
- the conductive porous substrate has a microporous layer on at least one side.
- the microporous layer includes at least the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer is not particularly limited as long as it is at least two layers, but more preferably, the second microporous layer is an outermost layer of the microporous layer, and particularly preferably a conductive porous substrate.
- the first microporous layer is a layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate and is a layer having a plurality of pores.
- the first microporous layer preferably contains conductive fine particles.
- the particle diameter is not particularly limited as long as it contains conductive fine particles, but the conductive fine particles in the first microporous layer preferably have a particle diameter of 3 nm or more and 500 nm or less. When the particle diameter is less than 3 nm, the porosity of the first microporous layer is lowered, and the gas diffusibility may be lowered. On the other hand, when the particle diameter is larger than 500 nm, the conductive path in the first microporous layer is decreased, and the electrical resistance may be increased.
- the conductive fine particles in the first microporous layer preferably have a particle size of 20 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
- the particle diameter of the conductive fine particles refers to the particle diameter determined by a transmission electron microscope. Observation is performed with a transmission electron microscope at a magnification of 500,000, the outer diameter of 100 particle diameters present on the screen is measured, and the average value is taken as the particle diameter of the conductive fine particles.
- the outer diameter refers to the maximum diameter of the particles (that is, the long diameter of the particles, indicating the longest diameter in the particles).
- JEM-4000EX manufactured by JEOL Ltd. or an equivalent thereof can be used as the transmission electron microscope.
- the conductive fine particles include carbon black which is “granular conductive material”, carbon nanotube which is “conductive material having a linear portion”, carbon nanofiber, chopped fiber of carbon fiber, “scale-like shape” Graphene, graphite, etc., which are “conductive materials”.
- the conductive fine particles contained in the first microporous layer “granular conductive material” is preferable, and carbon black is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of low cost and safety and stability of product quality.
- the first microporous layer preferably contains carbon black.
- the carbon black acetylene black is preferably used because it has few impurities and hardly reduces the activity of the catalyst.
- ash is mentioned as a standard of the impurity content of carbon black, but it is preferable to use carbon black having an ash content of 0.1% by mass or less.
- the ash content in the carbon black is preferably as small as possible, and carbon black having an ash content of 0% by mass, that is, carbon black containing no ash is particularly preferable.
- the second microporous layer is a layer that includes a conductive material having a linear portion and has a plurality of pores.
- the second microporous layer is present outside the first microporous layer when viewed from the conductive porous substrate side in the gas diffusion electrode.
- the second microporous layer is particularly preferably the outermost layer of the microporous layer.
- linear refers to an elongated shape like a line, specifically a shape having an aspect ratio of 10 or more. Therefore, having a linear portion means having a portion having an aspect ratio of 10 or more.
- the conductive material having a linear portion in the second microporous layer it is desirable to use a conductive material having a linear portion having an aspect ratio of 30 to 5000.
- the aspect ratio of the linear portion is less than 30, the entanglement of the conductive material in the second microporous layer is reduced, and cracks may be formed in the second microporous layer.
- the aspect ratio of the linear portion is larger than 5000, the entanglement of the conductive material in the second microporous layer becomes excessive, and the solid content is aggregated in the second microporous layer, and the second microporous layer is aggregated. There may be a problem that the surface of the porous layer becomes rough.
- the conductive material having a linear portion in the second microporous layer preferably has an aspect ratio of the linear portion of 35 or more and 3000 or less, and more preferably 40 or more and 1000 or less. preferable.
- the aspect ratio of the linear portion of the conductive material is obtained as follows.
- the aspect ratio means average length ( ⁇ m) / average diameter ( ⁇ m).
- the average length is taken with a microscope such as a scanning electron microscope or a transmission electron microscope.
- the photograph is taken at a magnification of 1000 times or more, 10 different linear parts are selected at random, and the length is measured.
- the average diameter was obtained by using a scanning electron microscope, a transmission electron microscope, and other microscopes, and 10 linear portions randomly selected to obtain the average length were respectively obtained.
- the photograph was taken at a magnification of 10,000 times or more, the diameters of the ten linear portions were measured, and the average value was obtained.
- As the scanning electron microscope SU8010 manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. or an equivalent thereof can be used.
- examples of the conductive material having a linear portion include linear carbon, titanium oxide, and zinc oxide.
- linear carbon is preferable.
- linear carbon vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF), carbon nanotube, carbon nanohorn, carbon nanocoil, cup-stacked carbon nanotube, bamboo shape Examples thereof include carbon nanotubes, graphite nanofibers, and chopped fibers of carbon fibers.
- VGCF is preferably used as the conductive material having a linear portion because the aspect ratio of the linear portion can be increased and the conductivity and mechanical properties are excellent. That is, in the present invention, the second microporous layer preferably contains VGCF.
- the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer have characteristics such as conductivity, gas diffusibility, water drainage, moisture retention, and thermal conductivity, and further on the anode side inside the fuel cell. Since strong acid resistance and oxidation resistance on the cathode side are required, the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer are made of a fluororesin in addition to a conductive material having conductive fine particles and linear portions. It is preferable that the water-repellent resin is included.
- PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFA, and the like are used similarly to the fluororesin suitably used for water repelling the conductive porous substrate. Raised. PTFE or FEP is preferred because of its particularly high water repellency.
- a coating liquid for forming the microporous layer on the conductive porous substrate that is, a coating liquid for forming a microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as a microporous layer coating liquid).
- the microporous layer coating liquid usually contains the above-described conductive material having conductive fine particles and linear portions and a dispersion medium such as water and alcohol, and disperses the conductive material having conductive fine particles and linear portions.
- a dispersing agent a surfactant or the like is often blended.
- the water repellent resin is included in the microporous layer, it is preferable that the water repellent resin is included in advance in the microporous layer coating liquid.
- the concentration of the conductive fine particles and the conductive material having linear portions in the microporous layer coating solution is preferably 5% by mass or more, more preferably 10% by mass or more from the viewpoint of productivity.
- concentration if the viscosity, the dispersion stability of the conductive material having conductive particles and linear portions, the coating property of the coating solution, etc. are suitable. The suitability of may be impaired.
- the upper limit is about 25% by mass in the case of an aqueous coating liquid in the study by the present inventors.
- the concentration exceeds this, the acetylene blacks reaggregate. In other words, so-called percolation occurs, and the applicability of the coating liquid is impaired due to a sudden increase in viscosity.
- the role of the microporous layer is as follows: (1) effect of preventing condensation of water vapor generated at the cathode, (2) prevention of penetration of the catalyst layer into the coarse conductive porous substrate, and (3) contact with the catalyst layer. For example, resistance reduction, and (4) the effect of preventing physical damage to the electrolyte membrane due to the roughness of the conductive porous substrate being transferred to the electrolyte membrane. Further, even if the roughness of the conductive porous substrate is relaxed by the microporous layer, physical damage to the electrolyte membrane is inevitable if the surface of the microporous layer is rough or cracks are present on the surface. Therefore, the microporous layer is required to have a smooth surface and no cracks.
- the microporous layer coating liquid is prepared by dispersing the conductive material having conductive fine particles or linear portions using a dispersant.
- the dispersant is 0 with respect to 100% by mass of the total content of the conductive material having conductive fine particles or linear portions and the dispersant. It is preferable to disperse using 1 to 5% by mass.
- it is effective to increase the amount of the dispersant added.
- the viscosity of the microporous layer coating liquid should be kept at least 1000 mPa ⁇ s or more. preferable. On the contrary, if the viscosity is too high, the applicability deteriorates, so the upper limit is about 25 Pa ⁇ s.
- a preferable viscosity range is 3000 mPa ⁇ s or more and 20 Pa ⁇ s or less, and more preferably 5000 mPa ⁇ s or more and 15 Pa ⁇ s or less.
- the second microporous layer is then applied to form the second microporous layer.
- the second microporous layer is applied.
- the viscosity of the liquid is even lower and is desirably 10 Pa ⁇ s or less.
- the thickener used here may be a generally well-known one.
- methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and the like are preferably used.
- dispersants and thickeners may have two functions for the same substance, and materials suitable for each function may be selected. However, when the thickener and the dispersant are selected separately, it is preferable to select one that does not break the dispersion of conductive fine particles and the dispersion of a fluororesin that is a water-repellent resin.
- the dispersant and the thickener are collectively referred to as a surfactant.
- the total amount of the surfactant is preferably 50 parts by mass or more, more preferably 100 parts by mass or more, further preferably 200 parts by mass or more of the addition mass of the conductive material having conductive fine particles or linear portions. is there.
- the upper limit of the addition amount of the surfactant is usually 500 parts by mass or less of the addition mass of the conductive material having conductive fine particles or linear portions, and if it exceeds this, a large amount of vapor is added in the subsequent sintering step. And decomposition gas may be generated, which may reduce safety and productivity.
- microporous layer coating liquid to the conductive porous substrate can be performed using various commercially available coating apparatuses.
- the coating method screen printing, rotary screen printing, spray spraying, intaglio printing, gravure printing, die coater coating, bar coating, blade coating, comma coater coating, etc. can be used, but the surface roughness of the conductive porous substrate Regardless of this, since the amount of coating can be quantified, die coating is preferred.
- a blade coater or a comma coater is preferably used in order to obtain smoothness of the coated surface in order to improve adhesion with the catalyst layer.
- the coating methods exemplified above are only for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily limited to these.
- the dispersion medium of the microporous layer coating liquid (water in the case of an aqueous system) is removed by drying.
- the drying temperature after coating is preferably from room temperature (around 20 ° C.) to 150 ° C. or less, more preferably from 60 ° C. to 120 ° C.
- the dispersion medium (for example, water) may be dried all at once in the subsequent sintering step.
- the purpose is to remove the surfactant used in the microporous layer coating solution, and once the water-repellent resin is dissolved, the conductive material having conductive fine particles and linear portions is bound. For the purpose, sintering is generally performed.
- the sintering temperature depends on the boiling point or decomposition temperature of the added surfactant, but is preferably 250 ° C or higher and 400 ° C or lower. If the sintering temperature is less than 250 ° C., the removal of the surfactant cannot be sufficiently achieved, or it takes an enormous time to completely remove the surfactant, and if it exceeds 400 ° C., the water-repellent resin may be decomposed. is there.
- the sintering time is as short as possible from the viewpoint of productivity, preferably within 20 minutes, more preferably within 10 minutes, and even more preferably within 5 minutes. Steam and degradable organisms are generated abruptly, and there is a danger of ignition if performed in the atmosphere.
- the optimum temperature and time are selected in view of the melting point or decomposition temperature of the water-repellent resin and the decomposition temperature of the surfactant.
- the drying and sintering may be performed after the application of the first microporous layer coating liquid or after the application of the second microporous layer coating liquid, but as described later, the first microporous layer coating liquid is used. It is preferable to carry out all at once after the application of the layer coating solution and the application of the second microporous layer coating solution.
- At least two layers of the microporous layer provided on the conductive porous substrate are laminated on at least one surface of the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate is the first microporous layer, and the microporous layer laminated outside the first microporous layer when viewed from the conductive porous substrate side is the second microporous layer. This is called a layer.
- microporous layer will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
- the first microporous layer 101 of the present invention is obtained by directly applying a coating liquid for forming the first microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as the first microporous layer coating liquid) to the conductive porous substrate. Provided. *
- the thickness 103 of the first microporous layer of the present invention in order to express the effect of preventing physical damage to the electrolyte membrane due to the roughness of the conductive porous substrate being transferred to the electrolyte membrane,
- the total thickness of the layers is preferably 10 ⁇ m or more, but more preferably, the thickness of the first microporous layer alone is 9.9 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 10 ⁇ m or more.
- the thickness of the first microporous layer is preferably less than 50 ⁇ m because of the need to ensure gas diffusibility.
- the second microporous layer 100 of the present invention is a coating liquid for forming a second microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as a second microporous layer) on the outside of the first microporous layer as viewed from the conductive porous substrate side.
- a second microporous layer a coating liquid for forming a second microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as a second microporous layer) on the outside of the first microporous layer as viewed from the conductive porous substrate side.
- a microporous layer coating solution is applied to the surface of the first microporous layer.
- the role of the second microporous layer is to prevent the catalyst layer from penetrating into the coarse conductive porous substrate and to reduce the contact resistance with the catalyst layer.
- the second microporous layer of the present invention has a length of 100 ⁇ m or more and a width of 10 ⁇ m or more.
- the number of cracks is preferably 10 or less per 1 cm 2 of the surface of the second microporous layer. Particularly preferred is zero embodiment without such cracks.
- the surface roughness of the microporous layer be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 4 ⁇ m or less.
- the surface roughness of the microporous layer means the surface roughness of the outermost layer of the microporous layer.
- non-contact type measuring instrument Although various surface roughness meters can be used for measuring the surface roughness, it is preferable to use a non-contact type measuring instrument because the microporous layer is relatively fragile.
- An example of a non-contact type measuring instrument is a laser microscope VX-100 manufactured by Keyence Corporation.
- the thickness 102 of the second microporous layer is 0.1 ⁇ m or more and less than 10 ⁇ m. Is preferred. If the thickness of the second microporous layer is less than 0.1 ⁇ m, the surface of the first microporous layer cannot be completely covered with the second microporous layer. In some cases, it cannot be hidden and the surface of the second microporous layer cannot be smoothed. Moreover, when this is 10 micrometers or more, gas diffusibility may fall.
- the thickness of the second microporous layer is preferably 7 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the gas diffusion electrode or the conductive porous substrate can be measured using a micrometer or the like while applying a load of 0.15 MPa to the substrate.
- the thickness of the microporous layer can be determined by subtracting the thickness of the conductive porous substrate from the thickness of the gas diffusion electrode.
- the second microporous layer is formed on the conductive porous substrate coated with the first microporous layer as shown in FIG.
- the difference between the portion where the second microporous layer is applied and the portion where the second microporous layer is not applied is taken as the thickness of the second microporous layer. Can do.
- the thickness of each layer is adjusted when the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer are formed on the substrate by coating, the measurement method using the micrometer is used.
- the gas diffusion electrode is cut in the thickness direction, and a method of calculating the surface straight section (cross section in the thickness direction) from an SEM image observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) can be employed.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention preferably has a gas diffusibility in the thickness direction of 30% or more, and more preferably 32% or more, in order to ensure power generation performance.
- the upper limit is 40% on the premise that the structure can be maintained when the pressure is applied to the inside of the cell because the pore volume is too large when incorporated in the fuel cell. It is thought to be about.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention preferably has an electric resistance in the thickness direction of 4.0 m ⁇ cm 2 or less when pressurized to 2.4 MPa in order to ensure power generation performance.
- the lower limit is about 0.5 m ⁇ cm 2 when 2.4 MPa is pressed.
- the first microporous layer coating liquid is applied to the surface of the conductive porous substrate, and the second microporous layer coating liquid is applied thereon, and the thickness of the second microporous layer is less than 10 ⁇ m. It is preferable to apply so that it becomes. In order to apply such a thin film uniformly, after the first microporous layer coating solution is applied on the conductive porous substrate, the second microporous layer coating solution is continuously applied without drying. It is also effective to apply Wet on Wet layering technology.
- the surface of the conductive porous substrate is generally rough, and the unevenness may be as close as 10 ⁇ m.
- the second microporous layer is preferably a thin film having a thickness of less than 10 ⁇ m, it is preferable that the viscosity of the second microporous layer coating solution is lowered to some extent.
- the liquid tends to accumulate in the concave and convex portions (that is, thick), and the liquid is deposited on the convex portions. In the extreme case, the thin film of the second microporous layer cannot be formed without riding.
- the surface of the first microporous layer is obtained by stacking the first microporous layer coating liquid and the second microporous layer coating liquid before drying, and then drying them together at a later time.
- a thin film of the second microporous layer can be formed uniformly.
- the first microporous layer coating solution is applied by a die coater
- the second microporous layer coating solution is also applied by a die coater.
- a method of performing coating with various roll coaters and a second microporous layer coating solution with a die coater, a first microporous layer coating solution with a comma coater, and a second microporous layer coating solution Using a die coater, applying a first microporous layer coating solution with a lip coater, applying a second microporous layer coating solution with a die coater, and using a slide die coater, A method of stacking the first microporous layer coating liquid and the second microporous layer coating liquid before applying to the material can be applied.
- the application method of the above-mentioned die coater and comma coater is described in many existing documents such as “All about Converting” (edited by Processing Technology Research Group).
- the die coater is a type in which a pre-weighed coating liquid is applied onto a substrate via a die for uniformly distributing in the width direction.
- the comma coater is a coating method that smoothens the coating surface regardless of the unevenness of the substrate by scraping off the thick coating liquid with a roll knife set at a certain height in the same way as the knife coater It is.
- a surface layer such as the second microporous layer is formed as uniformly as possible on a thin film of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and less than 10 ⁇ m. It is desirable to increase the adhesion between the applied electrolyte membrane and the gas diffusion electrode (the contact area between the catalyst layer surface and the microporous layer surface of the gas diffusion electrode) as much as possible. For this purpose, it is desirable to make the surface of the microporous layer of the gas diffusion electrode as smooth as possible.
- GDE method a method of applying the catalyst ink to the gas diffusion electrode side is also generally known (GDE method). In this case, too, in order to apply the catalyst ink uniformly, the microporous layer of the gas diffusion electrode is formed.
- the first microporous layer coating solution is applied with a comma coater or the like, and after the surface of the substrate is once roughened, the second microporous layer is used with a die coater.
- a layer coating solution is applied, higher smoothness is obtained.
- the surface roughness Ra is used.
- the second microporous layer is the outermost layer of the microporous layer, and the surface roughness Ra of the second microporous layer. Is preferably 4 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 3 ⁇ m or less. If Ra is larger than 4 ⁇ m, the adhesion to the catalyst layer is poor, and considering the case where the catalyst ink is applied to the surface of the microporous layer, the lower limit of the surface roughness Ra is considered to be about 0.1 ⁇ m. It is done.
- the substrate roughness is generally as large as 10 ⁇ m or more, so even if the first and second microporous layers are provided thereon, the outermost layer The value of the surface roughness Ra of the second microporous layer is difficult to be less than 2 ⁇ m.
- the production apparatus suitable for producing the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention includes an unwinding machine for unwinding a long conductive porous substrate wound in a roll shape, and an electrically conductive porous material unwound by an unwinding machine.
- the long conductive porous substrate 1 is unwound from the unwinder 2 and conveyed while being appropriately supported by the guide roll 3, and is the first coating machine.
- the die coater 4 applies the first microporous layer coating solution to one side of the conductive porous substrate.
- the first microporous layer coating liquid is usually supplied from the coating liquid tank 12 to the die coater by the liquid feeding pump 13.
- the filter 14 is used for filtration.
- the second die coater 5 which is a second coating machine installed on the same substrate surface side as the first die coater 4, the second microporous layer coating liquid is changed to the first microporous layer coating liquid.
- the second microporous layer coating liquid is also usually supplied from the coating liquid tank 12 to the die coater by the liquid feed pump 13.
- the filter 14 is used for filtration.
- the back roll 6 may be used when the microporous layer coating liquid is applied by the die coater, and the interleaf paper 10 unwound from the interleaf unwinding machine 11 is used for protecting the coated surface during winding. May be wound together with the product.
- a comma coater 40 is installed instead of the first die coater 4 in FIG.
- the substrate is transported while supplying the coating material to the liquid dam 42, and the coating material is scraped off with the knife roll 41 so that a desired coating amount is obtained.
- the drying of the plurality of layers can be simplified, and the dryer can be simplified. Since the process up to the removal can be shortened, the productivity is high and the loss can be reduced even when the substrate is broken.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention is a fuel cell in which a single cell is assembled by assembling a member such as a separator by pressure bonding so that the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion electrode are in contact with both sides of an electrolyte membrane provided with catalyst layers on both sides.
- the fuel cell of the present invention includes the above-described gas diffusion electrode of the present invention.
- the second microporous layer may be assembled so as to be in contact with the catalyst layer.
- polyacrylonitrile carbon fiber “Torayca” (registered trademark) T300-6K (average single fiber diameter: 7 ⁇ m, number of single fibers: 6,000 fibers) was cut into a length of 6 mm and hardwood made by Arabara River Along with bleached kraft pulp (LBKP) kraft market pulp (hardwood), water is continuously made as a paper making medium, and further immersed in a 10% by weight aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol and dried, and then wound into a roll. Thus, a long carbon fiber paper having a basis weight of carbon short fibers of 15 g / m 2 was obtained.
- the amount of added pulp corresponds to 40 parts by mass
- the amount of polyvinyl alcohol attached corresponds to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of carbon fiber paper.
- Scaled graphite BF-5A (average particle size: 5 ⁇ m, aspect ratio: 15), phenol resin and methanol (manufactured by Nacalai Tesque), mixed at a mass ratio of 2: 3: 25, manufactured by Chuetsu Graphite Industries Co., Ltd.
- a prepared dispersion was prepared.
- the carbon fiber paper is continuously impregnated with the dispersion so that the resin impregnation amount is 78 parts by mass of phenol resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of carbon short fibers, and dried at a temperature of 90 ° C. for 3 minutes. After passing through the resin impregnation step, it was wound into a roll to obtain a resin-impregnated carbon fiber paper.
- the compressed carbon fiber paper is used as a precursor fiber sheet, introduced into a heating furnace having a maximum temperature of 2400 ° C. maintained in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and continuously running in the heating furnace at about 500 ° C./min. After passing through a carbonization step of firing at a heating rate of 400 ° C./min up to 650 ° C. and 550 ° C./min at a temperature exceeding 650 ° C., a carbon paper was obtained by winding in a roll. The obtained carbon paper had a density of 0.25 g / cm 3 and a porosity of 85%.
- the thickness is 180 ⁇ m and the porosity is the same as the carbon paper having a thickness of 150 ⁇ m and a porosity of 85%, except that the weight of the carbon fiber and the thickness of the spacer during the compression treatment are adjusted so that the thickness after carbonization is 180 ⁇ m. 85% carbon paper was obtained.
- ⁇ Measurement of the number of cracks in the second microporous layer The surface of the second microporous layer of the gas diffusion electrode to be measured is observed 20 times magnified with a SU8010 scanning electron microscope (SEM) manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd., and the length is 100 ⁇ m or more and the width is 10 ⁇ m or more. The number of cracks was visually counted, and the number per 10 cm 2 was defined as the number of cracks in the second microporous layer.
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- MVDP-200C water vapor permeation evaluation apparatus manufactured by Seika Sangyo Co., Ltd.
- the differential pressure between the primary side and the secondary side is controlled in the vicinity of 0 Pa (0 ⁇ 3 Pa) (that is, there is almost no gas flow due to the pressure difference, and the gas movement phenomenon occurs only by molecular diffusion).
- the gas concentration when the equilibrium was reached was measured with this gas concentration meter, and this value (%) was used as an index of gas diffusivity in the thickness direction.
- a gas diffusion electrode is cut to a size of 40 mm ⁇ 40 mm, and sandwiched between gold-plated smooth metal rigid electrodes on top and bottom, and an average pressure of 2.4 MPa is applied.
- the electrical resistance per unit area was calculated by measuring the voltage of the upper and lower electrodes when a current of 1 A was passed through the upper and lower electrodes, and this value was used as an index of electrical resistance.
- Example 1 A water repellent resin dispersed in water so that the concentration of fluororesin is 2% by mass while transporting carbon paper having a thickness of 150 ⁇ m and a porosity of 85%, which is wound in a roll shape, using a wind-up type transport device.
- a water-repellent treatment was performed by dipping in a dipping tank filled with the dispersion, drying with a dryer 7 set at 100 ° C. and winding with a winder to obtain a water-repellent conductive porous substrate. .
- As the water-repellent resin dispersion PTFE dispersion D-210C diluted with water to a PTFE concentration of 2 mass% was used.
- two die coaters (4, 5) are provided in a conveying device including an unwinding machine 2, a guide roll 3, a back roll 6, an interleaf unwinding machine 11, and a winding machine 9. ), And a winding type continuous coater equipped with a dryer 7 and a sintering machine 8 was prepared.
- a raw material obtained by winding carbon paper having a thickness of 150 ⁇ m, a porosity of 85%, and a width of about 400 mm into a 400 m roll was set in the unwinding machine 2.
- the raw material was conveyed by driving rolls installed in the unwinding unit, the winding unit, and the coater unit.
- Moisture was dried with hot air at 100 ° C., and further sintered in a sintering machine 8 set at 350 ° C., and then wound up with a winder 9.
- the microporous layer coating solution was prepared as follows.
- First microporous layer coating solution A planetary mixer containing 7.1 parts by mass of acetylene black (referred to as AB in the table) (particle size 35 nm), 2.4 parts by mass of PTFE dispersion, 14.2 parts by mass of surfactant, and 76.3 parts by mass of purified water. Were kneaded to prepare a coating solution. The coating liquid viscosity at this time was 7.5 Pa ⁇ s.
- Second microporous layer coating solution Vapor growth carbon fiber “VGCF” (aspect ratio 50) 5.0 parts by mass, PTFE dispersion 0.6 parts by mass, surfactant 10.0 parts by mass, purified water 84.4 parts by kneading with a planetary mixer Then, a coating solution was prepared. The kneading time in the planetary mixer was twice as long as that of the first microporous layer coating liquid, and the degree of dispersion of the coating liquid was increased. The coating liquid viscosity at this time was 1.1 Pa ⁇ s.
- the basis weight of the microporous layer after sintering was adjusted to 16 g / m 2 .
- the thickness of the first microporous layer was 25 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the second microporous layer was adjusted to 3 ⁇ m.
- Example 2 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the conductive fine particles used in the first microporous layer in Example 1 were changed to thermal black (referred to as SB in the table) (particle diameter 85 nm). Got.
- Example 3 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the conductive fine particles used in the first microporous layer were changed to vapor grown carbon fiber “VGCF” (particle diameter 150 nm). It was.
- VGCF vapor grown carbon fiber
- Example 4 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the conductive fine particles used in the first microporous layer were changed to carbon nanotubes (particle diameter: 2 nm).
- Example 5 a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that the conductive fine particles used in the first microporous layer were changed to graphite (particle diameter 8000 nm).
- Example 6 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the conductive material used for the second microporous layer was changed to carbon nanotubes (aspect ratio 6000).
- Example 1 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the microporous layer was changed to only the first microporous layer in Example 1. In this example, the surface roughness of the microporous layer was high, and the number of cracks in the microporous layer was large.
- Example 2 In Example 1, the microporous layer was changed to only the first microporous layer, and the conductive fine particles used for the first microporous layer were changed to vapor grown carbon fiber “VGCF” (particle diameter 150 nm). All obtained gas diffusion electrodes in the same manner as in Example 1. In this example, the surface roughness of the microporous layer was high.
- VGCF vapor grown carbon fiber
- Example 3 a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that the conductive material used for the second microporous layer was changed to acetylene black (aspect ratio 1). In this example, the number of cracks in the microporous layer was large.
- Example 4 In Example 1, the conductive fine particles used in the first microporous layer were changed to vapor grown carbon fiber “VGCF” (particle diameter 150 nm), and the conductive material used in the second microporous layer was acetylene black. A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the aspect ratio was changed to 1. In this example, the number of cracks in the microporous layer was large.
- VGCF vapor grown carbon fiber
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前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
前記第2の微多孔層が、線状部分を有する導電性材料を含むことを特徴とする、ガス拡散電極。
次いで、微多孔層について説明する。本発明では、導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に微多孔層を有するが、微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有する。なお、微多孔層は、少なくとも2層以上であれば特に限定されないが、より好ましくは第2の微多孔層が微多孔層の最表層にある態様であり、特に好ましくは導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び、第1の微多孔層に接して最表層にある第2の微多孔層の2層構成の態様である。
次に、第2の微多孔層について説明する。第2の微多孔層は、線状部分を有する導電性材料を含み、複数の孔を有する層である。そして第2の微多孔層は、ガス拡散電極中において導電性多孔質基材側から見て第1の微多孔層の外側に存在する。そして第2の微多孔層は、微多孔層の最表層にあることが特に好ましい。
ガス拡散電極が微多孔層を有するためには、導電性多孔質基材に、微多孔層を形成するための塗液、すなわち微多孔層形成用塗液(以下、微多孔層塗液という)を塗布することが一般的である。微多孔層塗液は通常、前記した導電性微粒子や線状部分を有する導電性材料と水やアルコールなどの分散媒を含んでなり、導電性微粒子や線状部分を有する導電性材料を分散するための分散剤として、界面活性剤などが配合されることが多い。また、微多孔層に撥水性樹脂を含ませる場合には、微多孔層塗液には予め撥水性樹脂を含ませておくことが好ましい。
本発明においては、上記の導電性多孔質基材の上に設けられる微多孔層を、導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に、少なくとも2層以上積層する。導電性多孔質基材に接する微多孔層を第1の微多孔層、導電性多孔質基材側から見て第1の微多孔層の外側に積層される微多孔層を第2の微多孔層と称する。
本発明のガス拡散電極は、発電性能を確保するために、厚み方向のガス拡散性は30%以上であることが好まく、さらに好ましくは32%以上である。厚み方向のガス拡散性は高いほど良いが、燃料電池に組み込んだ際に、細孔容積が大きすぎて、電池内部に圧力がかかったときにその構造を維持できる前提での上限値は40%程度と考えられる。
本発明のガス拡散電極を製造するに好適な製造装置は、ロール状に巻いた長尺の導電性多孔質基材を巻き出すための巻き出し機、巻き出し機により巻き出された導電性多孔質基材に第1の微多孔層塗液を塗布するための第1の塗布機、第1の微多孔層塗液が塗布され、実質的に乾燥されていない導電性多孔質基材に第2の微多孔層塗液を塗布するための、第1の塗布機が配置された基材面側と同じ面側に配置された第2の塗布機、第1の微多孔層塗液および第2の微多孔層塗液が塗布された導電性多孔質基材を乾燥するための乾燥機、および、得られたガス拡散電極を巻き取る巻き取り機から構成される。
A:導電性多孔質基材
・厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパー:
以下のように調製して得た。
炭化後の厚みが180μmとなるように炭素繊維の目付け量、圧縮処理の際のスペーサーの厚みを調整した以外は、厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーと同様にして、厚み180μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーを得た。
・“ポリフロン”(登録商標)PTFEディスパージョンD-210C(ダイキン工業(株)製)
C:界面活性剤
・“TRITON”(登録商標)X-114(ナカライテスク(株)製)
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測定すべきガス拡散電極の微多孔層表面について、(株)キーエンス製レーザー顕微鏡VK-X100を用い、対物レンズ10倍、カットオフなしで粗さ測定を行うことで算術平均粗さRaを求め、これを10視野について行って、その平均値を表面粗さの値とした。
測定すべきガス拡散電極の第2の微多孔層表面を、(株)日立製作所製SU8010走査型電子顕微鏡(SEM)で20倍に拡大して観察し、長さが100μm以上かつ幅が10μm以上のクラック数を目視でカウントし、10cm2あたりの数を第2の微多孔層中のクラック数として定義した。
西華産業製水蒸気ガス水蒸気透過拡散評価装置(MVDP-200C)を用い、ガス拡散電極の一方の面側(1次側)に拡散性を測定したいガスを流し、他方の面側(2次側)に窒素ガスを流す。1次側と2次側の差圧を0Pa近傍(0±3Pa)に制御しておき(即ち圧力差によるガスの流れはほとんどなく、分子拡散によってのみガスの移動現象が起こる)、2次側のガス濃度計により、平衡に達したときのガス濃度を測定し、この値(%)を厚み方向のガス拡散性の指標とした。
40mm×40mmのサイズにガス拡散電極を切り取り、上下を金メッキされた平滑な金属の剛体電極で挟み、2.4MPaの平均圧力をかける。この状態で上下の電極に1Aの電流を流した時の、上下の電極の電圧を測定することにより、単位面積当たりの電気抵抗を算出し、この値を電気抵抗の指標とした。
(実施例1)
ロール状に巻き取られた厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーを巻き取り式の搬送装置を用いて、搬送しながら、フッ素樹脂濃度を2質量%になるように水に分散した撥水性樹脂ディスパージョンを満たした浸漬槽に浸漬して撥水処理を行い、100℃に設定した乾燥機7で乾燥して巻き取り機で巻き取って、撥水処理した導電性多孔質基材を得た。撥水性樹脂ディスパージョンとして、PTFEディスパージョン D-210Cを水でPTFEが2質量%濃度になるように薄めたものを用いた。
アセチレンブラック(表においてはABと記す)(粒子径35nm)7.1質量部、PTFEディスパージョン2.4質量部、界面活性剤14.2質量部、精製水76.3質量部をプラネタリーミキサーで混練し、塗液を調製した。この時の塗液粘度は、7.5Pa・sであった。
気相成長炭素繊維“VGCF”(アスペクト比50)5.0質量部、PTFEディスパージョン0.6質量部、界面活性剤10.0質量部、精製水 84.4質量部をプラネタリーミキサーで混練し、塗液を調製した。プラネタリーミキサーでの混練時間は第1の微多孔層塗液の場合の2倍の時間をかけ、塗液の分散度を上げた。この時の塗液粘度は、1.1Pa・sであった。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子をサーマルブラック(表においてはSBと記す)(粒子径85nm)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子を気相成長炭素繊維“VGCF”(粒子径150nm)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子をカーボンナノチューブ(粒子径2nm)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子を黒鉛(粒子径8000nm)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第2の微多孔層に用いた導電性材料をカーボンナノチューブ(アスペクト比6000)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、微多孔層を第1の微多孔層のみに変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。この例においては、微多孔層の表面粗さが高く、微多孔層のクラック数が多いという結果になった。
実施例1において、微多孔層を第1の微多孔層のみに変更し、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子を気相成長炭素繊維“VGCF”(粒子径150nm)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。この例においては、微多孔層の表面粗さが高いという結果になった。
実施例1において、第2の微多孔層に用いた導電性材料をアセチレンブラック(アスペクト比1)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。この例においては、微多孔層のクラック数が多いという結果になった。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層に用いた導電性微粒子を気相成長炭素繊維“VGCF”(粒子径150nm)に変更し、第2の微多孔層に用いた導電性材料をアセチレンブラック(アスペクト比1)に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。この例においては、微多孔層のクラック数が多いという結果になった。
2 巻き出し機
3 ガイドロール(非駆動)
4 第1のダイコーター
5 第2のダイコーター
6 バックロール
7 乾燥機
8 焼結機
9 巻き取り機(駆動)
10 合い紙
11 巻き出し機(合い紙用)
12 塗液タンク
13 送液ポンプ
14 フィルター
40 コンマコーター
41 ナイフロール
42 液ダム
100 第2の微多孔層
101 第1の微多孔層
102 第2の微多孔層の厚み
103 第1の微多孔層の厚み
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- 導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に、微多孔層を有する、ガス拡散電極であって、
前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
前記第2の微多孔層が、線状部分を有する導電性材料を含むことを特徴とする、ガス拡散電極。 - 前記線状部分を有する導電性材料は、アスペクト比が30以上5000以下の線状部分を有する、請求項1に記載のガス拡散電極。
- 前記線状部分を有する導電性材料は、線状カーボンである、請求項1または2に記載のガス拡散電極。
- 前記第1の微多孔層が、導電性微粒子を含む、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 前記導電性微粒子は、粒子径が3nm以上500nm以下である、請求項4に記載のガス拡散電極。
- 前記第2の微多孔層は、微多孔層の最表層にある、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 微多孔層の表面粗さが0.1μm以上4μm以下である、請求項1~6のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 第2の微多孔層中の、長さが100μm以上かつ幅が10μm以上のクラックの数が、第2の微多孔層の表面1cm2あたり10個以下である、請求項1~7のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 厚み方向のガス拡散性が30%以上である、請求項1~8のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 厚み方向の電気抵抗が、2.4MPa加圧時に4.0mΩcm2以下である、請求項1~9のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 請求項1~10のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極を含む、燃料電池。
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