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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Yoshiharu Konno, Tsukuba, JP;
Toshihito Miyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Hideyasu Nakajima, Tsukuba, JP;
Masashi Kanoh, Tsukuba, JP;
Yoshiharu Konno, Tsukuba, JP;
Toshihito Miyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Hideyasu Nakajima, Tsukuba, JP;
Masashi Kanoh, Tsukuba, JP;
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrode which can be used in a fuel cell having improved power generation performance and high durability, and a fuel cell having such an electrode, are provided. An electrode having catalyst layers arranged on both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane, wherein the electrode is characterized in that an electrode binder used for constituting the catalyst layers contains a cross-linked compound (X) having a silicon-oxygen bond, a polymer material (Y) containing an acid group, and an aqueous dispersion (Z) containing a thermoplastic resin.