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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventor:

Shinsuke Hirono, Sunto-gun, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/9083 (2013.01); H01M 4/861 (2013.01); H01M 4/8642 (2013.01); H01M 4/8652 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/8814 (2013.01); H01M 4/8828 (2013.01); H01M 4/8882 (2013.01); H01M 4/926 (2013.01);
Abstract

A catalyst layer for a fuel cell, wherein the catalyst layer comprises a catalyst-supporting carbon and an ionomer; wherein, in a particle size distribution obtained by the laser diffraction/scattering method, the catalyst-supporting carbon has at least two aggregate particle size peaks at less than 1 μm and at 1 μm or more; wherein, when a thickness of the catalyst layer is divided into three equal parts, the catalyst layer has a first region on a gas diffusion layer side, a second region in a middle part, and a third region on an electrolyte membrane side; and wherein a void ratio Vof the first region is 5% or more higher than a void ratio Vof the third region.


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Hirono, Shinsuke. (2024). Catalyst layer and method for producing the same (U.S. Patent No. 12095099). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12095099

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