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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Masao Abe, Osaka, JP;
Akira Ohtani, Osaka, JP;
Kuniaki Ishibashi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a fuel cell which comprises a solid polymer electrolyte sandwiched between a cathode to which an oxidizing agent gas is supplied and an anode to which a reducing agent gas is supplied, wherein at least one of the electrodes has an electroconductive organic polymer which has an oxidation-reduction function as an electrode catalyst. The invention further provides a fuel cell in which the electrode catalyst comprises a mixture of an electroconductive organic polymer and an inorganic oxidation-reduction catalyst, and has a higher output power.