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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Okuno, Itami, JP;
Takahiro Higashino, Itami, JP;
Masatoshi Majima, Itami, JP;
Tsutomu Iwaki, Ikeda, JP;
Masahiro Yanagida, Ikeda, JP;
Tetsuo Sakai, Ikeda, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A current collector included in a fuel cell, the fuel cell including a membrane electrode assembly including a solid polymer electrolyte layer and a pair of electrode layers formed to sandwich the solid polymer electrolyte layer, the current collector stacked on each electrode layer, and a gas flow path for supply of a gas to each electrode layer, the current collector including a metal porous body which is stacked on the electrode layer, has a flowing gas supplied to the electrode layer, and is rendered conducting to the electrode layer, and the metal porous body including an electrically conductive layer containing electrically conductive particles fixed to a corrosion-resistant and water-repellent resin at least on a side of the electrode layer.