Electrochemical cell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024332566-A1
Application number	US-202418599747-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 8, 2024
Priority date	Mar 30, 2023
Publication date	Oct 3, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrochemical cell includes: a metal substrate having a principal surface and a plurality of connecting holes formed in the principal surface; and a cell body disposed on the principal surface. The cell body has: a gas diffusion layer disposed on the principal surface, the gas diffusion layer being electrically conductive; a first electrode layer disposed on the gas diffusion layer; a second electrode layer; and an electrolyte layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. In a plan view of the principal surface, at least a portion of an outer edge of the gas diffusion layer has a wave shape in which a peak portion and a valley portion are alternately continuous with each other.

First claim

1 . An electrochemical cell comprising:
a metal substrate having a principal surface and a plurality of connecting holes formed in the principal surface; and a cell body disposed on the principal surface, the cell body having:
a gas diffusion layer disposed on the principal surface, the gas diffusion layer being electrically conductive;
a first electrode layer disposed on the gas diffusion layer;
a second electrode layer; and
an electrolyte layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, wherein
in a plan view of the principal surface, at least a portion of an outer edge of the gas diffusion layer has a wave shape in which a peak portion and a valley portion are alternately continuous with each other.

2 . The electrochemical cell according to claim 1 , wherein
in the plan view of the principal surface, the peak portion protrudes to form a curved shape in a direction away from the plurality of connecting holes, and in the plan view of the principal surface, the valley portion is recessed to form a curved shape in a direction approaching the plurality of connecting holes.

3 . The electrochemical cell according to claim 2 , wherein
in the plan view of the principal surface, a first perpendicular intersects an outermost connecting hole located at an outermost end in a surface direction, of the plurality of connecting holes, the first perpendicular being perpendicular to a first tangent and passing through a valley bottom point of the valley portion, the first tangent being tangent to the valley bottom point, and in the plan view of the principal surface, a second perpendicular does not intersect the outermost connecting hole, the second perpendicular being perpendicular to a second tangent and passing through a vertex of the peak portion, and the second tangent being tangent to the vertex.

4 . The electrochemical cell according to claim 3 , wherein
in the plan view of the principal surface, the second perpendicular intersects an inner connecting hole arranged inward of the outermost connecting hole by one level, of the plurality of connecting holes.

Assignees

• Ngk Insulators Ltd

Inventors

• Terazawa Genta
• Nakamura Toshiyuki
• Shiratori Takashi
• Ohmori Makoto

Classifications

• H01M8/0228

  in the form of layered or coated products · CPC title

• H01M8/04149 Primary

  by diffusion, e.g. making use of membranes · CPC title

• H01M8/0256 Primary

  Vias, i.e. connectors passing through the separator material · CPC title

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title