POROUS MEDIUM WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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    发明申请
    POROUS MEDIUM WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME 审中-公开
    具有增加的疏水性的多孔介质及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150162623A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-11

    申请号:US14581276

    申请日:2014-12-23

    Abstract: The present invention provides a porous medium with increased hydrophobicity and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a micro-nano dual structure is provided by forming nanoprotrusions with a high aspect ratio by performing plasma etching on the surface of a porous medium with a micrometer-scale surface roughness and a hydrophobic thin film is deposited on the surface of the micro-nano dual structure, thus significantly increasing hydrophobicity. When this highly hydrophobic porous medium is used as a gas diffusion layer of a fuel cell, it is possible to efficiently discharge water produced during electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell, thus preventing flooding in the fuel cell. Moreover, it is possible to sufficiently supply reactant gases such as hydrogen and air (oxygen) to a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), thus improving the performance of the fuel cell.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种具有增加的疏水性的多孔介质及其制造方法,其中通过在多孔介质的表面上进行等离子体蚀刻来形成具有高纵横比的纳米突起,提供微纳米双重结构 尺寸表面粗糙度和疏水性薄膜沉积在微纳米双结构的表面上,从而显着增加疏水性。 当这种高度疏水性的多孔介质用作燃料电池的气体扩散层时,可以有效地排出在燃料电池的电化学反应期间产生的水,从而防止燃料电池中的淹水。 此外,可以向膜电极组件(MEA)充分供应氢气和空气(氧气)等反应气体,从而提高燃料电池的性能。

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