A redox flow battery may include: a membrane interposed between a first electrode positioned at a first side of the membrane and a second electrode positioned at a second side of the membrane opposite to the first side; a first flow field plate comprising a plurality of positive flow field ribs, each of the plurality of positive flow field ribs contacting the first electrode at first supporting regions on the first side; and the second electrode, including an electrode spacer positioned between the membrane and a second flow field plate, the electrode spacer comprising a plurality of main ribs, each of the plurality of main ribs contacting the second flow field plate at second supporting regions on the second side, each of the second supporting regions aligned opposite to one of the plurality of first supporting regions. As such, a current density distribution at a plating surface may be reduced.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a catalyst for a fuel cell which may not be poisoned by an ionomer. Specifically, the method includes: loading a catalyst on a support, coating a carbon layer having a predetermined thickness on the surface of the support, and exposing the catalyst to the outside by removing at least a part of the carbon layer.

State-of-the-art flow batteries suffer from drawbacks such as congestion of their electrodes, defects in liquid tightness, or shunt currents, all of which may lead to efficiency drop. Solution The problem is solved by a flow battery comprising multi-chambered ducts (100) mutually plugged together, each duct containing an integrated air electrode (111) and partition walls being partly ion-permeably perforated and partly impermeable, and nonconducting joining elements with integrated passages, the joining elements plugged bilaterally onto the ducts (100).

The invention relates to the field of fuel cells, and in particular to a method for preparing highly stable catalyst coating slurry for fuel cells. The method for preparing highly stable catalyst coating slurry for fuel cells, includes at least two mixing and dispersing steps. The first mixing and dispersing step is carried out to mix and disperse the catalyst, perfluorosulfonic acid resin and solvent to obtain a first-stage mixed dispersion, and the other mixing and dispersing steps are carried out to mix and disperse the previous-stage mixed dispersion and the newly added perfluorosulfonic acid resin, wherein at least one mixing and dispersing step has a surfactant is added for mixing and dispersing. The catalyst in the catalyst slurry prepared by the method has good dispersion stability and less sedimentation, and good performance is achieved when the catalyst slurry is applied to membrane electrodes.

Disclosed is a catalyst slurry for fuel cells and a method for manufacturing the same in which two kinds of ionomers having different equivalent weights (EWs) are used such that the respective ionomers may be formed at positions suitable for maximally exhibiting the functions thereof.

Disclosed are a catalyst electrode for a fuel cell, a method for fabricating the catalyst electrode, and a fuel cell including the catalyst electrode. The presence of an ionomer-ionomer support composite in the catalyst electrode prevents the porous structure of the catalyst electrode from collapsing due to oxidation of a carbon support to avoid an increase in resistance to gas diffusion and can stably secure proton channels. The presence of carbon materials with high conductivity is effective in preventing the electrical conductivity of the electrode from deterioration resulting from the use of a metal oxide in the ionomer-ionomer support composite and is also effective in suppressing collapse of the porous structure of the electrode to prevent an increase in resistance to gas diffusion in the electrode. Based on these effects, the fuel cell exhibits excellent performance characteristics and prevents its performance from deteriorating during continuous operation.

Catalysts that include a carbon support and a metal, as well as methods of making such catalysts, electrodes including such catalysts, and fuel cells employing such electrodes are provided. The carbon support includes a high surface area porous carbon, a low surface area graphitized carbon, and a low surface area nonporous carbon. The metal includes platinum and/or one or more platinum alloys, where the metal is deposited onto the carbon support. The catalyst can be used in a catalyst ink and can form an electrode along with an ionomer for use in a fuel cell.

A membrane electrode assembly comprises an anode electrode comprising an anode catalyst layer; a cathode electrode comprising a cathode catalyst layer; and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; wherein at least one of the anode and cathode catalyst layers comprises a block co-polymer comprising poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide).

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells capable of effectively removing hydrogen and/or air crossing over. Specifically, the method includes coating a slurry including at least an ionomer on a substrate to manufacture an ion transfer layer, manufacturing a laminate including the substrate and the ion transfer layer, and providing a pair of laminates to form an electrolyte membrane, wherein the ion transfer layer has a catalyst region formed at one side thereof based on a width-direction center line thereof, the catalyst region including a catalyst.

Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells that can prevent poisoning of catalysts and a method of producing the same. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells includes an ion transport layer including an ionomer having proton conductivity, and a catalytic composite dispersed in the ion transport layer, wherein the catalytic composite includes a catalytic particle including a catalytic metal component having an activity of decomposing hydrogen peroxide, and a protective layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the catalytic particle to prevent the ionomer from contacting the catalytic metal component.