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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2010
Applicants:

Kah-young Song, Suwon-si, KR;

Hee-tak Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Sung-yong Cho, Suwon-si, KR;

Sang-il Han, Suwon-si, KR;

Myoung-ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;

Geun-seok Chai, Suwon-si, KR;

Tae-yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Kah-Young Song, Suwon-si, KR;

Hee-Tak Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Sung-Yong Cho, Suwon-si, KR;

Sang-Il Han, Suwon-si, KR;

Myoung-Ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;

Geun-Seok Chai, Suwon-si, KR;

Tae-Yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8642 (2013.01); H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 4/8652 (2013.01); H01M 4/8663 (2013.01); H01M 8/0245 (2013.01); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); H01M 8/04171 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8689 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01); Y02P 70/56 (2015.11); Y10T 29/49108 (2015.01);
Abstract

A membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell includes a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed at a first side of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed at a second side of the electrolyte membrane, wherein the cathode has a thickness and an area, the cathode area extending in a plane substantially parallel to a major surface of the electrolyte membrane, the cathode area includes a central area and a peripheral area, the peripheral area extending to lateral edges of the cathode, the central area includes hydrophilic portions and hydrophobic portions, the peripheral area includes hydrophilic portions and hydrophobic portions, and the central area is more hydrophobic than the peripheral area.


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