Abstract:
A fuel cell electrode includes an intra-electrode proton conductor and a catalyst. The intra-electrode proton conductor contains a metal ion, an oxoanion, and a proton coordinating molecule, and at least one of an oxoanion and a proton coordinating molecule coordinates to the metal ion to form a coordination polymer. The intra-electrode proton conductor is disposed in contact with the catalyst. For example, the catalyst is covered with the intra-electrode proton conductor.
Abstract:
A proton conductor includes a coordination polymer having stoichiometrically metal ions, oxoanions, and proton coordinating molecules capable of undergoing protonation or deprotonation. The coordination polymer including coordination entities that are repeatedly coordinated to bond the coordination entities with one another. Each coordination entity is either a first coordination entity or a second coordination entity. The first coordination entity is one metal ion of the metal ions coordinated with either at least one oxoanion of the oxoanions or at least one proton coordinating molecule of the proton coordinating molecules. The second coordination entity is the metal ion coordinated with each of at least one oxoanion of the oxoanions and at least one proton coordinating molecule of the proton coordinating molecules. At least a part of the proton conductor is non-crystalline. The proton conductor has high ion conductivity at high temperature.
Abstract:
A solar cell panel includes a solar cell layer and a transmission/reflection switching layer. The solar cell layer receives sunlight to generate electricity, and has a light transmissivity. The transmission/reflection switching layer is configured to be switchable between a mirror state that reflects visible light and a transmission state that allows the visible light to pass through. The solar cell panel may be included in a solar cell system for a vehicle together with a detector and a controller that controls the mirror state and the transmission state of the transmission/reflection switching layer based on a detection signal of the detector.