Membrane electrode assembly and solid oxide fuel cell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017288248-A1
Application number	US-201715465124-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	Apr 4, 2016
Publication date	Oct 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A membrane electrode assembly includes an electrode consisting of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide or consisting of a composite of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide and an electrolyte material, and a first solid electrolyte membrane represented by a composition formula of BaZr 1-x Yb x O 3-δ (0<x<1). The electrode is in contact with the first solid electrolyte membrane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A membrane electrode assembly comprising:
an electrode consisting of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide or consisting of a composite of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide and an electrolyte material; and a first solid electrolyte membrane represented by a composition formula of BaZr 1-x Yb x O 3-δ (0<x<1), wherein the electrode is in contact with the first solid electrolyte membrane.

2 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a second solid electrolyte membrane having a composition different from the composition of the first solid electrolyte membrane,
wherein the first solid electrolyte membrane has a first surface in contact with the electrode and a second surface, which is a surface opposite to the first surface, in contact with the second solid electrolyte membrane, and wherein the electrode, the first solid electrolyte membrane, and the second solid electrolyte membrane are stacked in this order.

3 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the second solid electrolyte membrane is represented by a composition formula of BaZr 1-x1 M 1 x1 O 3-δ ,
where M 1 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Y, Sc, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Al, Ga, In, and Lu, and x 1 satisfies 0<x 1 <1.

4 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode is a cathode electrode, and
the membrane electrode assembly further includes an anode electrode containing Ni and a compound represented by any one composition formula selected from the group consisting of BaZr 1-x2 M 2 x2 O 3-δ , BaCe 1-x3 M 3 x3 O 3-δ , and BaZr 1-x4-y4 Ce x4 M 4 y4 O 3-δ , where M 2 , M 3 , and M 4 each represent at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Y, Sc, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Al, Ga, In, and Lu, x 2 , x 3 , x 4 , and y 4 each satisfies 0<x 2 <1, 0<x 3 <1, 0<x 4 <1, and 0<y 4 <1, the first solid electrolyte membrane has a first surface in contact with the cathode electrode and a second surface, which is a surface opposite to the first surface, in contact with the anode electrode, and the cathode electrode, the first solid electrolyte membrane, and the anode electrode are stacked in this order.

5 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the electrode is a cathode electrode, and
the membrane electrode assembly further includes an anode electrode containing Ni and a compound represented by any one composition formula selected from the group consisting of BaZr 1-x2 M 2 x2 O 3-δ , BaCe 1-x3 M 3 x3 O 3-δ , and BaZr 1-x4-y4 Ce x4 M 4 y4 O 3-δ , where M 2 , M 3 , and M 4 each represent at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Y, Sc, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Al, Ga, In, and Lu, x 2 , x 3 , x 4 , and y 4 each satisfies 0<x 2 <1, 0<x 3 <1, 0<x 4 <1, and 0<y 4 <1, the second solid electrolyte membrane has a first surface in contact with the first solid electrolyte membrane and a second surface, which is a surface opposite to the first surface, in contact with the anode electrode, and the cathode electrode, the first solid electrolyte membrane, the second solid electrolyte membrane, and the anode electrode are stacked in this order.

6 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first solid electrolyte membrane has a thickness equal to or less than a thickness of the second solid electrolyte membrane.

7 . The membrane electrode assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the second solid electrolyte membrane is a dense body.

8 . A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly including:
an electrode consisting of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide or consisting of a composite of lanthanum strontium cobalt complex oxide and an electrolyte material; and a first solid electrolyte membrane represented by a composition formula of BaZr 1-x Yb x O 3-δ (0<x<1), wherein the electrode is in contact with the first solid electrolyte membrane.

Assignees

• Panasonic Corp

Inventors

• Mikami Yuichi
• Kamata Tomoya
• Yamauchi Kosuke
• Kuroha Tomohiro
• Okaichi Atsuo

Classifications

• H01M2300/0094

  in the form of layered products, e.g. coatings · CPC title

• H01M8/1253

  the electrolyte containing zirconium oxide · CPC title

• H01M2300/0077

  based on zirconium oxide · CPC title

• H01M4/9033

  Complex oxides, optionally doped, of the type M1MeO3, M1 being an alkaline earth metal or a rare earth, Me being a metal, e.g. perovskites · CPC title

• C04B2237/34

  Oxidic · CPC title