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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Seung Hun Jung, State College, PA (US);
Chao-yang Wang, State College, PA (US);
Takashi Akiyama, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Seung Hun Jung, State College, PA (US);
Chao-Yang Wang, State College, PA (US);
Takashi Akiyama, Osaka, JP;
Assignees:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/26 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) having a liquid fuel and an anode electrode configured to generate power. The anode electrode includes a gas diffusion layer (GDL) and a microporous layer, such that a decrease in the porosity of the GDL achieves an increase in the power density of the DOFC.