Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cell, fuel cell stack, and fuel cell apparatus
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Application No.: US12438511Application Date: 2007-08-24
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Publication No.: US09780382B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Yuuichi Hori
- Applicant: Yuuichi Hori
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto
- Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto
- Agency: Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
- Priority: JP2006-227905 20060824; JP2007-063430 20070313; JP2007-063431 20070313
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/066491 WO 20070824
- International Announcement: WO2008/023805 WO 20080228
- Main IPC: H01M4/86
- IPC: H01M4/86 ; H01M8/1213 ; H01M8/1253 ; H01M8/124

Abstract:
The invention relates to a fuel cell having superior durability by suppressing a reaction between a component contained in a solid electrolyte and an oxygen-side electrode during a long-period operation, a fuel cell stack and a fuel cell apparatus using thereof. A fuel cell (10) includes a solid electrolyte (9) containing Zr, an intermediate layer (4) and an oxygen-side electrode (1) that are disposed in this order on one surface of the solid electrolyte (9), and a fuel-side electrode (7) disposed on another surface opposed to the oxygen-side electrode (1) of the solid electrolyte (9). The intermediate layer (4) includes a surface layer region (4a) that contains Zr and is on a side of the solid electrolyte (9), and another region (4b) except the surface layer region (4a) that does not contain Zr. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a reaction between Zr and the oxygen-side electrode (1) and suppress power generation performance degradation of the fuel cell (10).
Public/Granted literature
- US20100266925A1 Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Stack, and Fuel Cell Apparatus Public/Granted day:2010-10-21
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