摘要:
A switch element includes a substrate; a plurality of carbon nanotubes provided upright on the substrate; magnetic particles arranged at tip ends of the carbon nanotubes respectively; and a plurality of conductive layers formed between base ends of the carbon nanotubes and the substrate. A switching operation of the switching element is performed in such a manner that the carbon nanotubes or the magnetic particles are brought into contact with each other according to an electrical potential between the conductive layers, and the carbon nanotubes are separated from each other when an electrical current flows through the carbon nanotubes with the carbon nanotubes or the magnetic particles brought into contact with each other.
摘要:
A switch element includes a substrate; a plurality of carbon nanotubes provided upright on the substrate; magnetic particles arranged at tip ends of the carbon nanotubes respectively; and a plurality of conductive layers formed between base ends of the carbon nanotubes and the substrate. A switching operation of the switching element is performed in such a manner that the carbon nanotubes or the magnetic particles are brought into contact with each other according to an electrical potential between the conductive layers, and the carbon nanotubes are separated from each other when an electrical current flows through the carbon nanotubes with the carbon nanotubes or the magnetic particles brought into contact with each other.
摘要:
The carbon fibers of this invention is characterized in that irreducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm and reducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm were mixed by pulverizing and then, the mixture was heat treated under the reducing atmosphere and metal particles in a mean particle size below 1 μm were obtained, and the mixed powder of the thus obtained metal particles with the irreducible inorganic material particles are included in the carbon fibers.
摘要:
The carbon fibers of this invention is characterized in that irreducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm and reducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm were mixed by pulverizing and then, the mixture was heat treated under the reducing atmosphere and metal particles in a mean particle size below 1 μm were obtained, and the mixed powder of the thus obtained metal particles with the irreducible inorganic material particles are included in the carbon fibers.
摘要:
This invention provides a fuel cell catalyst including a carbon support containing at least one first element selected from the group consisting of B, N, and P, and catalyst particles supported on the carbon support, wherein the catalyst particles include at least one of platinum particles and alloy particles containing Pt and an element A, and the element A contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of platinum group elements and period 4 to 6 transition metal elements.
摘要:
The carbon fibers of this invention is characterized in that irreducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm and reducible inorganic material particles in a mean primary particle size below 500 nm were mixed by pulverizing and then, the mixture was heat treated under the reducing atmosphere and metal particles in a mean particle size below 1 μm were obtained, and the mixed powder of the thus obtained metal particles with the irreducible inorganic material particles are included in the carbon fibers.
摘要:
An electrode for a fuel cell, including a porous catalytic carrier including conductive fibers having two particle diameter distribution peaks of a first particle diameter distribution peak existing at a small particle diameter side and a second particle diameter distribution peak existing at a large particle diameter side, wherein said conducting fibers are carbon nano-fibers formed from a catalyst for formation prepared by preparing a mixed powder including one or more of a reducible metallic oxide powder and a non-reducible metallic oxide powder, mixing and pulverizing the mixed powder, and heating the mixed powder under reducing atmosphere; catalyst to be carried on said conductive fibers belonging to the first particle diameter distribution peak; and a proton conductive material adhered on surface of at least the conducive fibers belonging to the first particle diameter distribution peak, so as to come into contact with the catalyst.
摘要:
A fuel cell power generating apparatus comprises an electromotive section, a container, a methanol aqueous solution recovery mechanism, and flow rate controller controlling the flow rate Jm (mL/min) which controls the flow rate Jm (mL/min) at which the methanol aqueous solution is supplied from the container, in accordance with an evaluated concentration of the methanol aqueous solution in the container, wherein the fuel cell power generating apparatus satisfies conditions (1) to (3) given below: 2≦Cm0≦5 (1) L≧40 (2) N·0.65/L·S≦Jm≦N·5.2/L·S (3).
摘要:
The invention provides a method for inspecting a fuel cell that can simply inspect fuel cell characteristics. The method is an inspecting method for a direct methanol fuel cell generator comprising an anode electrode including an node catalyst layer, a cathode electrode including a cathode catalyst layer, and N pieces of cells having an electrolyte disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, for power generation by feeding an aqueous methanol solution to the anode electrode and an oxidant gas to the cathode electrode. The fuel cell generator is inspected by measuring voltage changes of the voltage V of one electromotive unit caused by generating a current density change ΔI or −ΔI (mA/cm2) satisfying the condition of 0.2≦ΔI≦5 in a finite current density I (mA/cm2) loaded on the plural electromotive units arbitrarily connected in series in the fuel cell generator under power generation during a time interval Δt (sec) satisfying the condition of 10−5≦Δt≦0.5.
摘要:
The invention provides a method for inspecting a fuel cell that can simply inspect fuel cell characteristics.The method is an inspecting method for a direct methanol fuel cell generator comprising an anode electrode including an node catalyst layer, a cathode electrode including a cathode catalyst layer, and N pieces of cells having an electrolyte disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, for power generation by feeding an aqueous methanol solution to the anode electrode and an oxidant gas to the cathode electrode. The fuel cell generator is inspected by measuring voltage changes of the voltage V of one electromotive unit caused by generating a current density change ΔI or −ΔI (mA/cm2) satisfying the condition of 0.2≦ΔI≦5 in a finite current density I (mA/cm2) loaded on the plural electromotive units arbitrarily connected in series in the fuel cell generator under power generation during a time interval Δt (sec) satisfying the condition of 10−5≦Δt≦0.5.