The present invention discloses a low-platinum catalyst based on nitride nanoparticles and a preparation method thereof. A component of an active metal of the catalyst directly clades on a surface of nitride particles or a surface of nitride particles loaded on a carbon support in an ultrathin atomic layer form. Preparation steps including: preparing a transition-metal ammonia complex first, nitriding the obtained ammonia complex solid under an atmosphere of ammonia gas to obtain nitride nanoparticles; loading the nitride nanoparticles on a surface of a working electrode, depositing an active component on a surface of the nitride nanoparticles by pulsed deposition, to obtain the low platinum loading catalyst using a nitride as a substrate. The catalyst may be used as an anode or a cathode catalyst of a low temperature fuel cell, has very high catalytic activity and stability, can greatly reduce a usage amount of a precious metal in the fuel cell, and greatly reduces a cost of the fuel cell. The present invention has important characteristics of being controllable in deposition amount, simple and convenient to operate, free of protection of inert atmosphere, and etc., and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.

Described are energy storage devices employing a gas storage structure, which can accommodate or store gas evolved from the energy storage device. The energy storage device comprises an electrochemical cell with electrodes comprising metal-containing compositions, like metal oxides, metal nitrides, or metal hydrides, and a solid state electrolyte.

Described are energy storage devices employing a gas storage structure, which can accommodate or store gas evolved from the energy storage device. The energy storage device comprises an electrochemical cell with electrodes comprising metal-containing compositions, like metal oxides, metal nitrides, or metal hydrides, and a solid state electrolyte.

Disclosed is a membrane electrode, fuel cell gas diffusion layer, and process for preparing the fuel cell gas diffusion layer, the process comprising: S1 coating microporous layer slurry on the surface of hydrophobic carbon paper; the microporous layer slurry was obtained by dispersing mixture of carbon powder, polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion solution, thickener, and solvent; S2 moving the hydrophobic carbon paper coated with the microporous layer slurry to a porous ceramic plate, and connecting a vacuum pump to the porous ceramic plate, vacuumed for adsorption pre-infiltration treatment, and then dried. S3 continuing to coat the microporous layer slurry on the hydrophobic carbon paper dried in step S2, then drying, and then sintering at 250-400° C. to obtain a gas diffusion layer. The beneficial effects of this disclosure include: this disclosure improve the water vapor erosion resistance of the microporous layer and the durability of the gas diffusion layer.

A manufacturing method for a catalyst layer for a fuel cell includes: preparing a nozzle group to output ultrasonically-vibrated air, the nozzle group being formed of an aggregate of unit nozzles each controlled in at least one of the temperature of the ultrasonically-vibrated air to be output from the unit nozzle, an internal pressure in the unit nozzle, and the position of the unit nozzle in an output direction in which the ultrasonically-vibrated air is to be output; coating a sheet-like base material with catalyst ink containing a solvent, an ionomer, and a catalyst supporting material on which a catalyst is supported; and drying the catalyst ink by blowing the ultrasonically-vibrated air from the nozzle group on the catalyst ink applied to the base material. The drying includes controlling at least one of the temperature, the internal pressure, and the position for each of the unit nozzles independently.

A gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell includes: a) a flat, electrically conductive fiber material; and b) a microporous layer on one surface of the fiber material. The gas diffusion layer has, with respect to a base area thereof (in an xy plane), at least one property gradient relating to at least one chemical and/or physical property.

Method of producing membrane-electrode assemblies (MEA) and a machine therefore, where a quasi-endless strip of a membrane material doped with a liquid electrolyte is laminated with electrodes and edge regions of the strip and spaces between the electrodes are pressed free from surplus electrolyte.

A method for constructing a starch fuel cell with an anode belongs to the field of fuel cells. The method includes using a PdNFs/FeNPs/MFC electrode as a working electrode, an Ag/AgCl electrode as a reference electrode, and a platinum wire as an auxiliary electrode to form a three-electrode system. The method includes placing the three-electrode system in a starch solution and a supporting electrolyte; setting the potential as −0.2 to 1.3V. The method includes recording the cyclic voltammetry curves of the starch with concentrations of 1 mmol/L, 3 mmol/L, 5 mmol/L, 7 mmol/L, and 10 mmol/L. The method includes analyzing the control process of the electrode electrocatalytic oxidization of the starch solution by the standard curve method. The present fuel cell can be used to manufacture portable power banks, and can be used in power plants, electric vehicles and other fields.

Disclosed is a membrane-electrode assembly having increased active area, improved fluid management capability, and decreased gas transfer resistance due to electrodes having patterned structures on both sides. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing same, and a fuel cell comprising same. A membrane-electrode assembly according to the present invention comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a polymer electrolyte membrane between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a first surface facing the polymer electrolyte membrane and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having a first patterned structure, and the second surface having a second patterned structure.

Disclosed is a membrane-electrode assembly having increased active area, improved fluid management capability, and decreased gas transfer resistance due to electrodes having patterned structures on both sides. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing same, and a fuel cell comprising same. A membrane-electrode assembly according to the present invention comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a polymer electrolyte membrane between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a first surface facing the polymer electrolyte membrane and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having a first patterned structure, and the second surface having a second patterned structure.