WO2013129417A1 - 燃料電池用カソード電極 - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a cathode electrode for a fuel cell.
- a catalyst carrier (carbon) conventionally used in a fuel cell has catalyst particles coated with ionomers in order to ensure the transport degree of protons (H + ).
- the ORR Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- the ORR activity inherent in the catalyst particles cannot be fully exhibited, and the performance of the fuel cell is limited.
- a catalyst carrier for example, Ketjen Black
- the ORR activity is slightly improved, but particularly at a high current density with a large amount of produced water. It was easy to flood.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cathode electrode for a fuel cell capable of achieving both improvement in ORR activity and improvement in flooding resistance.
- the cathode electrode for a fuel cell includes a conductive carrier having a pore and a catalyst in which a platinum alloy is supported on the pore of the conductive carrier.
- the catalyst has a peak value exceeding 1 cm 3 / g in the pore diameter range of 2 to 6 nm and a BET specific surface area of 1300 m 2 / g.
- FIG. 1A is an external perspective view illustrating a fuel cell to which a cathode electrode for a fuel cell according to the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a power generation cell of a fuel cell to which the fuel cell cathode electrode according to the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating a problem to be solved by the embodiment.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a problem to be solved by the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operational effects of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the distribution of pore diameters (hole diameters) of the carbon material.
- FIG. 5 is a plot of the relationship between pore diameter and volume.
- FIG. 6 is an IV characteristic diagram.
- FIG. 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating a fuel cell to which a cathode electrode for a fuel cell according to the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 1A is an external perspective view
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a power generation cell.
- the fuel cell stack 1 includes a plurality of stacked power generation cells 10, a current collecting plate 20, an insulating plate 30, an end plate 40, and four tension rods 50.
- the power generation cell 10 is a unit cell of a fuel cell. Each power generation cell 10 generates an electromotive voltage of about 1 volt (V). Details of the configuration of each power generation cell 10 will be described later.
- the current collecting plate 20 is disposed outside each of the stacked power generation cells 10.
- the current collecting plate 20 is formed of a gas impermeable conductive member, such as metal or dense carbon.
- the current collecting plate 20 includes an output terminal 21 in a part of the upper side.
- the fuel cell stack 1 takes out and outputs the electrons e ⁇ generated in each power generation cell 10 through the output terminal 21.
- the insulating plates 30 are respectively arranged outside the current collecting plate 20.
- the insulating plate 30 is formed of an insulating member such as resin or rubber.
- the end plate 40 is disposed outside the insulating plate 30.
- the end plate 40 is made of a rigid metal material such as steel.
- One end plate 40 (the left front end plate 40 in FIG. 1A) has an anode supply port 41a, an anode discharge port 41b, a cathode supply port 42a, a cathode discharge port 42b, and a cooling water supply port 43a.
- a cooling water discharge port 43b is provided.
- the anode supply port 41a, the cooling water discharge port 43b, and the cathode discharge port 42b are provided on the right side in the drawing.
- the cathode supply port 42a, the cooling water supply port 43a and the anode discharge port 41b are provided on the left side in the drawing.
- the tension rods 50 are arranged near the four corners of the end plate 40, respectively.
- the fuel cell stack 1 has a through hole formed therein.
- the tension rod 50 is inserted through the through hole.
- the tension rod 50 is formed of a rigid metal material such as steel.
- the tension rod 50 is insulated on the surface in order to prevent an electrical short circuit between the power generation cells 10.
- a nut 51 is screwed into the tension rod 50.
- the tension rod 50 and the nut 51 tighten the fuel cell stack 1 in the stacking direction to generate a stacking pressure.
- the fastening means of the fuel cell stack 1 is a tension rod, but other fastening means may be used.
- a method of supplying hydrogen as the anode gas to the anode supply port 41a for example, a method of directly supplying hydrogen gas from a hydrogen storage device or a hydrogen-containing gas reformed by reforming a fuel containing hydrogen is supplied.
- the hydrogen storage device include a high-pressure gas tank, a liquefied hydrogen tank, and a hydrogen storage alloy tank.
- the fuel containing hydrogen include natural gas, methanol, and gasoline.
- Air is generally used as the cathode gas supplied to the cathode supply port 42a.
- a current collecting plate 20, an insulating plate 30, and an end plate 40 are disposed on both sides of a plurality of stacked power generation cells 10.
- a sub-end plate is arranged outside the insulating plate 30 on one side of the fuel cell stack, a fluctuation absorbing member made of, for example, a disc spring is arranged outside the sub-end plate, and an end plate 40 is arranged outside the sub-end plate.
- the fuel cell stack having such a stacked structure is fastened in the stacking direction by four tension rods 50.
- variation absorption member is provided, the fluctuation
- the power generation cell 10 has a structure in which an anode separator 12a and a cathode separator 12b are disposed on both surfaces of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) 11.
- MEA membrane electrode assembly
- electrode catalyst layers 112 an anode electrode catalyst layer 112a and a cathode electrode catalyst layer 112b
- an electrolyte membrane 111 made of an ion exchange membrane.
- MPL microporous layer
- GDL Gas diffusion layers
- the electrode catalyst layer 112 (the anode electrode catalyst layer 112a and the cathode electrode catalyst layer 112b) has, for example, a mixed layer composed of a carbon carrier carrying catalyst particles (for example, platinum particles), an electrolyte (ionomer), and a water repellent on the electrolyte membrane. It is formed by hot pressing or direct spraying.
- a platinum alloy is used as the catalyst. Specific examples of platinum alloys include PtCo, PtNi, PtFe, and PtCu.
- MPL113 is a mixed layer of a binder / water repellent mainly composed of conductive carbon powder such as carbon black and polytetrafluorooethylene (PTFE).
- the MPL 113 prevents the GDL 114 fibers from being short-circuited through the electrolyte membrane 111. Further, the MPL 113 increases the contact area between the electrode catalyst layer 112 and the GDL 114. Further, the MPL 113 adjusts the drainage of the electrode catalyst layer 112 to optimize the wet environment of the electrode catalyst layer 112 during power generation and prevent flooding and dryout. Furthermore, the MPL 113 promotes the distribution of the reaction gas and improves the power generation performance of the fuel cell.
- PTFE polytetrafluorooethylene
- the GDL 114 is formed of a member having sufficient gas diffusibility and conductivity, such as carbon fiber.
- the anode separator 12a is overlaid on one side of the MEA 11 (left side in FIG. 1B) via the GDL 114a and the MPL 113a.
- the cathode separator 12b is overlaid on one side of the MEA 11 (the right side in FIG. 1B) via the GDL 114b and the MPL 113b.
- the anode separator 12a and the cathode separator 12b are formed by a separator base made of metal such as titanium, stainless steel, and aluminum.
- the anode separator 12a and the cathode separator 12b are formed by subjecting such a separator substrate to cold pressing, chemical etching, sandblasting, or the like.
- the anode separator 12a and the cathode separator 12b have a surface coated with a noble metal such as gold or a conductive carbon material, and are conductive.
- the anode separator 12a and the cathode separator 12b may be formed by resin molding using a conductive carbon powder such as carbon black as another form.
- the anode gas H 2 supplied from the anode supply port 41a flows through the GDL 114a and reaches the anode electrode catalyst layer 112a.
- the cathode gas O 2 supplied from the cathode supply port 42a flows through the GDL 114b and reaches the cathode electrode catalyst layer 112b. Then, the following reaction proceeds in the anode electrode catalyst layer 112a and the cathode electrode catalyst layer 112b to generate power.
- the cathode electrode catalyst layer 112b consumes the cathode gas O 2 during the power generation reaction.
- ORR activity the platinum particles used in the conventional electrode catalyst layer have not fully exhibited their original performance
- a substantial amount of platinum was required to compensate for the performance degradation. Since platinum is expensive, it is desirable to reduce the amount used.
- the inventors examined the reaction in the electrode catalyst layer in detail. As shown in FIG. 2A, in the state where the platinum particles 1123 are present on the surface of the carbon support 1121, the surfaces of the platinum particles 1123 are covered with the ionomer 1122. In such a state, since the ionomer 1122 covers the platinum particles 1123, the inventors have found that the platinum particles 1123 cannot exhibit their original performance (ORR (Oxygen Reduction Reaction) activity). It was done.
- ketjen black as a carrier for supporting platinum particles.
- the ketjen black 1124 has a gap 1124a into which the ionomer 1122 does not enter.
- the platinum particles 1123 are also carried in the gap 1124a. This is a void when dry, but is filled with water when wet. Since the ionomer 1122 does not enter here, the platinum particles 1123 are not covered with the ionomer, so that the ORR activity of the platinum particles 1123 is not inhibited.
- the inventors have found that when ketjen black is used, it is easy to flood, especially at a high current density with a large amount of produced water, and the oxygen transport performance is lowered.
- the inventors have conducted extensive research on this and found that the cause is the large amount of platinum particles present in the voids of the ketjen black. That is, a plurality of platinum particles exist in one gap of Ketjen Black. For this reason, the inventors have found that these platinum particles deprive each other of oxygen and have reduced oxygen transport performance.
- mesoporous carbon as a carrier for supporting the catalyst.
- mesoporous carbon is a dendritic carbon nanostructure formed by branching a rod-shaped body or a ring-shaped body containing carbon.
- Mesoporous carbon is produced, for example, as follows.
- acetylene gas is blown into the silver nitrate aqueous ammonia solution while irradiating ultrasonic waves.
- the solution is preferably stirred simultaneously with the ultrasonic irradiation. This produces a precipitate of silver acetylide in the solution.
- the precipitate is subdivided into test tubes containing a solvent, placed in a vacuum electric furnace or a vacuum high-temperature bath, and heated at a temperature of 60 ° C. to 80 ° C. for 12 hours or more, for example. Then, silver acetylide segregates, and a metal-encapsulating dendritic nanostructure encapsulating metallic silver particles is formed.
- the metal-encapsulated dendritic nanostructure is heated at 160 ° C. to 200 ° C., for example, for 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
- This heat treatment may be performed continuously with the previous heat treatment. Since the temperature is higher than the previous heating temperature (60 ° C. to 80 ° C.), as the temperature rises, the remaining silver acetylide explodes on a nanoscale, and the silver contained in the metal-encapsulated dendritic nanostructure is exposed to the outside. Ejection and carbon nanostructures are obtained.
- This carbon nanostructure is dissolved and washed to remove silver and other unstable carbon compounds remaining on the surface, thereby obtaining a stable carbon nanostructure.
- the dissolved and washed carbon nanostructure is placed in a vacuum, an inert gas atmosphere or an air atmosphere, and heated at a temperature of, for example, 180 ° C. to 200 ° C. for 24 hours to 48 hours.
- mesoporous carbon can be obtained.
- an example of manufacturing a carbon nanostructure using silver has been described, but other metal raw materials can also be used.
- the mesoporous carbon thus obtained is a dendritic carbon structure in which rod-like bodies or annular bodies are branched.
- Mesoporous carbon is a carbon structure having a graphene layer formed on the wall surface of a pore (mesopore).
- mesoporous carbon when the relationship between pore diameter and volume is plotted, the peak value in the pore diameter range of 2 to 6 nm exceeds 1 cm 3 / g and the BET specific surface area exceeds 1300 m 2 / g. It is a structure.
- the relationship between the pore diameter and volume can be analyzed based on the amount of gas adsorption by the nitrogen adsorption method.
- the BET specific surface area is measured by, for example, JIS Z 8830: 2001 (Method for measuring the specific surface area of powder (solid) by gas adsorption).
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the effects of the present embodiment.
- mesoporous carbon is used as a carrier for supporting the catalyst.
- the mesoporous carbon carries catalyst particles (platinum alloy particles).
- the platinum alloy particles have a diameter of about 2 to 6 nm (depending on the production method, it may be larger than this value).
- the mesoporous carbon 1125 has many pores (pores) 1125a having a diameter of about 2 to 6 nm.
- the catalyst particles 1123 are mainly carried by the pores (pores) 1125a. This is proved by plotting the relationship between the pore diameter and the volume by the above-described method before and after supporting the catalyst particles. That is, when the relationship between the pore diameter and the volume is plotted, the peak value in the pore diameter range of 2 to 6 nm is lower after the catalyst is loaded than when the catalyst particles are loaded.
- the volume of the pore is reduced, and it can be seen that the catalyst particles are supported inside the pore.
- the rate of decrease is preferably 10% or more. If it is less, the catalyst particles supported on the pore are few and the desired performance cannot be obtained. Note that the larger the decrease rate, the more catalyst particles are supported in the pores, but the upper limit of the decrease rate is about 50% in reality.
- the catalyst particles 1123 are also supported inside the pore 1125a, but the ionomer 1122 does not enter the pore 1125a. Therefore, the ORR activity of the catalyst is not inhibited, and the catalyst can exhibit its original performance.
- the number of pores 1125a is sufficiently large, there is a low possibility that a large number of catalyst particles 1123 exist in one pore 1125a, so that the catalyst particles deprive each other of oxygen and deteriorate oxygen transport performance. It was possible to prevent.
- the surface area of the carrier is large. Therefore, the dispersibility of the catalyst particles is good. Therefore, ECSA (Electrochemical Surface Area) increases, and deterioration of oxygen diffusivity is suppressed. Further, since the catalyst particles are present in the pore 1125a, it is less affected by the ionomer coating and the ORR activity is improved. Further, since the distance between the catalyst particles becomes long, it is possible to prevent the oxygen particles from competing with each other, and it is possible to suppress the catalyst particles from being combined with time and growing in particle size.
- ECSA Electrochemical Surface Area
- a graphene layer is formed on the wall of the pore.
- This graphene layer is water repellent. Therefore, the mobility of water from the pore to the ionomer is high. Therefore, flooding resistance is high.
- a platinum alloy is used as the catalyst material, flooding resistance is remarkably increased and durability is further improved.
- the platinum alloy originally has high performance because the catalyst activity is high at a low current density compared to platinum.
- the oxygen diffusibility deteriorates at a high current density and the performance is extremely lowered.
- the durability is low compared with platinum at present.
- the carrier carrying the catalyst as in this embodiment, the gas diffusibility was improved while maintaining the effect of improving the catalytic activity. That is, a platinum alloy can be applied for the first time by making the carrier carrying the catalyst as in this embodiment.
- mesoporous carbon a method of producing from a metal-encapsulated dendritic nanostructure has been described, but other manufacturing methods and structures may be used.
- mesoporous carbon has been described.
- other structures may be used.
- An example of a structure having a peak value in the range of 2 to 6 nm in the pore diameter exceeding 1 cm 3 / g and a BET specific surface area exceeding 1300 m 2 / g when the relationship between pore diameter and volume is plotted is mesoporous.
- carbon is mentioned, other structures may be used.
- a carbon carrier was used, and a platinum cobalt (PtCo) alloy having a particle diameter of 2 to 6 nm was supported thereon as a catalyst so as to have a mass ratio of 30% to obtain a catalyst powder.
- PtCo alloys there are PtNi, PtFe, PtCu, PtRu, PtIr, PtAu, etc., and these may be used.
- metal particles include rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), tungsten (W), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), vanadium (V), It may be at least one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), gallium (Ga), and aluminum (Al).
- the composition of the alloy depends on the type of metal to be alloyed, but the platinum content is preferably 30 to 90 atomic%, and the metal alloyed with platinum is preferably 10 to 70 atomic%.
- an alloy is a generic term for a metal element having one or more metal elements or non-metal elements added and having metallic properties.
- the eutectic alloy which is a mixture of the component elements to form separate crystals, the component elements are completely melted into a solid solution, the component element is an intermetallic compound or a compound of a metal and a nonmetal. In the present invention, any may be used.
- This catalyst powder and an ionomer dispersion (Nafion (registered trademark) D2020, manufactured by DuPont) as a solid proton conductive material were mixed so that the mass ratio of the carbon support to the ionomer was 0.9. Further, a catalyst ink was prepared by adding a solvent having a mass ratio of 6: 4 of water and NPA (1-propanol) so that the solid content (Pt alloy + carbon carrier + ionomer) was 5%.
- the ink prepared as described above is applied on a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) substrate to a size of 5 cm ⁇ 2 cm by a spray method, and a Pt carrying amount is about 0.15 mg / cm. 2 to be.
- a drying treatment was performed at 80 ° C. for 15 minutes to prepare a catalyst layer.
- the catalyst layer produced as described above was transferred to an electrolyte membrane (Nafion (registered trademark) NR211, manufactured by DuPont) to produce a membrane electrode assembly (MEA).
- MEA membrane electrode assembly
- the transfer was performed under conditions of 150 ° C., 10 min, and 0.8 MPa.
- the membrane electrode assembly thus produced was sandwiched on both sides by a gas diffusion layer (24BC, manufactured by SGL Carbon), a carbon separator, and a gold-plated current collector plate to produce a battery.
- Comparative Example 1 used Ketjen Black (registered trademark) EC600JD manufactured by Ketjen Black International.
- Comparative Example 2 the ketjen black used in Comparative Example 1 was fired in an electric furnace in a nitrogen atmosphere at 2000 ° C. for 1 hour to produce graphitized ketjen black.
- Example 1 is mesoporous carbon as one example of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows the distribution of the pore diameter (hole diameter) of the carbon material.
- the horizontal axis in FIG. 4 indicates the pore radius. It can be seen that the material of Example 1 in FIG.
- the platinum alloy catalyst particles are mainly supported by the pores (pores) 1125a. This is proved by plotting the relationship between the pore diameter and the volume by the above-described method before and after loading the catalyst particles (FIG. 5).
- the rate of decrease is preferably 10% or more. If it is less, the catalyst particles supported on the pore are few and the desired performance cannot be obtained. Note that the larger the decrease rate, the more catalyst particles are supported in the pores, but the upper limit of the decrease rate is about 50% in reality.
- mesoporous carbon is a dendritic carbon nanostructure formed by branching a rod-like body or a ring-shaped body containing carbon.
- mesoporous carbon a method of producing from a metal-encapsulated dendritic nanostructure has been described.
- An example of a structure having a peak value in the range of 2 to 6 nm in the pore diameter exceeding 1 cm 3 / g and a BET specific surface area exceeding 1300 m 2 / g when the relationship between pore diameter and volume is plotted is mesoporous.
- carbon is mentioned, other structures may be used.
- Measurement conditions Measuring device: Nippon Bell Co., Ltd. high-precision fully automatic gas adsorption device BELSORP36 Adsorption gas: N2 Dead volume measuring gas: He Adsorption temperature: 77K (liquid nitrogen temperature) Pre-measurement processing: 90 ° C vacuum drying for several hours (set on measurement stage after He purge) Measurement mode Isothermal adsorption process and desorption process Measurement relative pressure P / P0 About 0 to 0.99 Equilibrium setting time 180 sec per relative pressure
- the crystallinity of the carbon material can be evaluated by the ratio of the G band peak intensity and the D band peak intensity.
- the power generation performance was evaluated by incorporating it into the fuel cell.
- the fuel cell was maintained at 70 ° C., hydrogen gas conditioned to 100% RH was supplied to the anode, and gas with an oxygen concentration of 12% made from air conditioned to 100% RH and nitrogen was supplied to the cathode. .
- the pressure of each gas was increased to 100 kPa (gauge pressure), and sufficient gas required for power generation was supplied at a constant flow rate.
- the current density was increased by 0.2 A / cm 2 , such as 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 A / cm 2, and the voltage was not greatly decreased until 2.0 A / cm 2 . .
- the relationship between current density and voltage obtained at that time was plotted on a graph. The IV characteristics obtained in this way are shown in FIG.
- Comparative Example 1 rapidly decreases on the high current density side, and Comparative Example 2 shows a tendency for the performance to be low in the entire current density region, although the voltage drop at the high current density is small.
- Comparative Example 2 shows a tendency for the performance to be low in the entire current density region, although the voltage drop at the high current density is small.
- the performance of Example 1 was high at a low current density, and the performance was improved in the entire region without a significant decrease in performance even at a high current density.
- a platinum alloy when used as a catalyst material, flooding resistance at a high current density is remarkably increased.
- the platinum alloy originally has high performance because the catalyst activity is high at a low current density compared to platinum.
- the oxygen diffusibility deteriorates at a high current density and the performance is extremely lowered.
- the durability is low compared with platinum at present.
- the carrier carrying the catalyst as in this embodiment, the gas diffusibility was improved while maintaining the effect of improving the catalytic activity. That is, a platinum alloy can be applied for the first time by making the carrier carrying the catalyst as in this embodiment.
- the surface area of the carrier is large. Therefore, the dispersibility of the catalyst particles is good. Therefore, ESA (Electrochemical ur Surface Area; active surface area) increases and deterioration of oxygen diffusivity is suppressed. Further, since the catalyst particles are present in the pore 1125a, it is less affected by the ionomer coating and the ORR activity is improved. Further, since the distance between the catalyst particles becomes long, it is possible to prevent the oxygen particles from competing with each other, and it is possible to suppress the catalyst particles from being combined with time and growing in particle size.
- ESA Electrochemical ur Surface Area
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粉末は、約0.04~0.07gを精秤して、それぞれ試料管に封入した。この試料管を真空乾燥器で90℃×数時間予備乾燥し、測定に供した。秤量には、島津製作所株式会社製電子天秤(AW220)を用いた。なお、塗布シートについては、これの全質量から、同面積のテフロン(登録商標)(基材)質量を差し引いた塗布層の正味の質量約0.03~0.04gを試料質量として用いた。
測定装置:日本ベル株式会社製高精度全自動ガス吸着装置 BELSORP36
吸着ガス:N2
死容積測定ガス:He
吸着温度:77K(液体窒素温度)
測定前処理:90℃真空乾燥数時間(Heパージ後測定ステージにセット)
測定モード 等温での吸着過程および脱着過程
測定相対圧P/P0 約0~0.99
平衡設定時間 1相対圧につき180sec
吸着・脱着等温線の吸着側において、相対圧(P/P0)約0.00~0.45の範囲から、BETプロットを作成することで、その傾きと切片からBET比表面積を算出する。また、ここで得られる情報に基づきポアの径と容積の関係も同時に得られる。細孔径分布の解析はDH法により行った。
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- ポアを有する導電性担体と、
前記導電性担体のポアに白金合金が担持される触媒と、
を含み、
前記触媒は、ポア直径と容積との関係をプロットしたときに、ポア直径2~6nmの範囲におけるピーク値が1cm3/gを越え、かつBET比表面積が1300m2/gである、
燃料電池用カソード電極。 - 請求項1に記載の燃料電池用カソード電極において、
前記導電性担体は、ラマン分光法による、1340cm-1付近(Dバンド)および1580cm-1付近(Gバンド)ピークの強度比R値(=D/G)が0.7よりも大きく、1.8よりも小さい、
燃料電池用カソード電極。 - 請求項1又は請求項2に記載の燃料電池用カソード電極において、
前記導電性担体は、ポア直径と容積との関係をプロットしたときにポア直径2~6nmの範囲におけるピーク値の、触媒を担持する前に対する触媒を担持した後の低下率が、1割以上5割以下である、
燃料電池用カソード電極。
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