Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Young-Mi Park

Ho-Jin Kweon

Hae-Kwon Yoon

Min-Kyu Song

You-Mee Kim

Hee-Tak Kim

Sung-Guk An

Sang-Il Han

Si-Hyun Lee

Sung-soo Kim

Eui-Hwan Song

Myoung-Ki Min

Jong-Ki Lee

Nam-Soon Choi

Kah-Young Song

Jin-Hwa Lee

Jan-Dee Kim

Chang-Bong Lee

Irina Profatilova

A membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst and a porous ionomer. The polymer electrolyte membrane contacts one side of the catalyst layer and the electrode substrate contacts the other side of the catalyst layer.

Method for making membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and method for making fuel cell system comprising the same

Disclosed are a flame retardant electrolyte solution for a rechargeable lithium battery including a lithium salt, a linear carbonate-based solvent, an ionic liquid including ammonium cations, and a phosphoric acid-based solvent, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

Flame retardant electrolyte solution for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same

A fuel cell system having improved driving performance is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a stack, which may include a membrane electrode assembly, a separator and end plates provided on the both sides of the stacked membrane electrode assembly and the separator. The membrane electrode assembly may include an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte membrane. The separator may be positioned with respect to the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, respectively. The end plate may include an oxidant inlet configured to supply oxidant to the cathode electrode, an unreacted oxidant outlet configured to output the unreacted oxidant from the cathode electrode, and a absorption member in fluid communication between the oxidant inlet and the unreacted oxidant outlet.

Fuel cell system and stack thereof

The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The membrane-electrode assembly includes an anode and a cathode facing each other and a polymer electrolyte membrane positioned therebetween. The polymer electrolyte membrane adheres to the anode through a binder disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane and the anode, and adheres to the cathode through a binder disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane and the cathode. The binder and the polymer electrolyte membrane can include a cation exchange resin and an inorganic additive.

Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell with binder layer having inorganic additive and fuel cell system using the same

A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.

Polymer membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a membrane-electrode assembly fuel cell system comprising the same

A membrane-electrode assembly includes a polymer electrolyte membrane with an anode and a cathode on opposite sides. Each of the anode and the cathode includes an electrode substrate, and a catalyst layer is formed on at least one of the electrode substrates and includes at least one proton conductive crosslinked polymer. The membrane-electrode assembly may include catalyst layers that are positioned on opposite sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane, either of which includes at least one crosslinked proton conductive polymer.

Binder for a fuel cell catalyst composition, a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell using the binder and a method for preparing a membrane electrode assembly

The electrode for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate supporting the catalyst layer, where the electrode substrate includes a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region separated from each other. The hydrophilic region and the hydrophobic region that are separated from each other can easily release water produced at the cathode, and thereby prevent clogging of pores of the membrane by water, and smoothly diffuse the reactants resulting in obtaining a high current density.

Electrode for fuel cell, and membrane-electrode assembly and fuel cell system comprising the same

The membrane-electrode assembly of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes an electrode substrate and a metal catalyst layer disposed thereon. The metal catalyst layer includes a metal catalyst and a liquid crystal material.

Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell system including the same

The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention includes polymers having a fluoroalkyl group and a proton conductive group. The present invention also provides a membrane-electrode assembly, a fuel cell system including the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a method of making the polymer electrolyte membrane by a chemical grafting method. The amount of the proton conductive groups in the polymer electrolyte membrane can be controlled, the membrane thickness can be easily controlled, adherence between a polymer electrolyte membrane and an electrode is improved due to the fluoroalkyl of the polymer, and long-term stability of a membrane-electrode assembly is improved.

Polymer membrane for fuel cell, method of preparing same, and membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell comprising same

The polymer electrolyte membrane according to the present invention includes a proton-conducting polymer including metal ions bound to polyalkylene oxide. The polymer electrolyte membrane can save manufacturing cost of a fuel cell and improve proton conductivity and mechanical strength.

Polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell and fuel cell system comprising same

The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell system including an anode and a cathode facing each other, the polymer electrolyte membrane being interposed between the anode and the cathode, and the membrane-electrode assembly including an amphiphilic block copolymer including a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block of the polymer electrolyte membrane.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Young-Mi Park