A porous body includes a framework having a three-dimensional network structure, the framework having a body including crystal grains including nickel and cobalt as constituent elements, the cobalt having a proportion in mass of 0.2 or more and 0.8 or less with respect to a total mass of the nickel and the cobalt, the crystal grains having a shorter grain diameter of 2 μm or more, as determined in a first observed image obtained by observing the body of the framework in cross section at a magnification of 200 times.

A porous body includes a framework having a three-dimensional network structure, the framework having a body including crystal grains including nickel and cobalt as constituent elements, the cobalt having a proportion in mass of 0.2 or more and 0.8 or less with respect to a total mass of the nickel and the cobalt, the crystal grains having a shorter grain diameter of 2 μm or more, as determined in a first observed image obtained by observing the body of the framework in cross section at a magnification of 200 times.

A fuel cell stack includes: a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, each of which has a structure in which a solid oxide electrolyte layer having oxygen ion conductivity is provided between two electrode layers; and an interconnector that is provided between the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell and has a separator made of a metal material, wherein the interconnector has a first metal porous part and a first gas passage on a first face of the separator on a side of the first fuel cell, wherein the interconnector has a second metal porous part and a second gas passage on a second face of the separator on a side of the second fuel cell.

A fuel cell stack includes: a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, each of which has a structure in which a solid oxide electrolyte layer having oxygen ion conductivity is provided between two electrode layers; and an interconnector that is provided between the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell and has a separator made of a metal material, wherein the interconnector has a first metal porous part and a first gas passage on a first face of the separator on a side of the first fuel cell, wherein the interconnector has a second metal porous part and a second gas passage on a second face of the separator on a side of the second fuel cell.

A bipolar plate is provided that includes a metal plate, at least one channel, a first coating, and a second coating. The metal plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first edge surface connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a second edge surface opposite the first edge surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface. The at least one channel is formed in at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The first coating is formed on the at least one of the first surface and the second surface such that the first coating covers each of the at least one channel. The second coating is formed on the first edge surface and the second edge surface. Each of the at least one channel has a semi-circular shape and extends along the at least one of the first surface and the second surface.

A bipolar plate is provided that includes a metal plate, at least one channel, a first coating, and a second coating. The metal plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first edge surface connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a second edge surface opposite the first edge surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface. The at least one channel is formed in at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The first coating is formed on the at least one of the first surface and the second surface such that the first coating covers each of the at least one channel. The second coating is formed on the first edge surface and the second edge surface. Each of the at least one channel has a semi-circular shape and extends along the at least one of the first surface and the second surface.

The invention relates to a metal-air electrochemical cell comprising a frame (100) defining an electrolyte chamber having an anode side and a cathode side, wherein an air cathode assembly is provided in the cathode side, said air cathode assembly (20) comprising hydrophobic porous film having a first face and a second face, with current collector (21) and catalyst-containing active layer (26) provided on said first face, with the planar dimensions of the catalyst-containing active layer on said first face being smaller than that of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, such that the catalyst-containing active layer does not reach the edges of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, thereby creating a catalyst-free margin (27) on the hydrophobic film (31) and current collector which surrounds the catalyst-containing active layer, and wherein said first face of the hydrophobic film and said frame of the cell arm joined together by thermoplastic (101) applied onto the catalyst-free margin of the hydrophobic film. A method of assembling the metal/air cell is also described.

The invention relates to a metal-air electrochemical cell comprising a frame (100) defining an electrolyte chamber having an anode side and a cathode side, wherein an air cathode assembly is provided in the cathode side, said air cathode assembly (20) comprising hydrophobic porous film having a first face and a second face, with current collector (21) and catalyst-containing active layer (26) provided on said first face, with the planar dimensions of the catalyst-containing active layer on said first face being smaller than that of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, such that the catalyst-containing active layer does not reach the edges of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, thereby creating a catalyst-free margin (27) on the hydrophobic film (31) and current collector which surrounds the catalyst-containing active layer, and wherein said first face of the hydrophobic film and said frame of the cell arm joined together by thermoplastic (101) applied onto the catalyst-free margin of the hydrophobic film. A method of assembling the metal/air cell is also described.

A composite for a porous transport layer may include a particulate substrate including at least one selected from a group consisting of an oxide of a first metal and a second metal, and nanoparticles of a third metal formed on a surface of the particulate substrate, a sintered body thereof, and a method for preparing the same.

A multiple perforation plate for a separator of a fuel cell is provided. The multiple perforation plate is disposed between the separator having a flat plate shape and a gas diffusion layer to form flow paths for a reaction gas, and the multiple perforation plate includes a porous hole region having an uneven shape repeatedly formed therein and provided with a plurality of flow path holes configured to allow the reaction gas to flow in a turbulent way, and a channel region forming a flow path configured to allow the reaction gas to flow along a flow direction of the reaction gas in a straight way, wherein the porous hole region and the channel region are alternately disposed and integrally formed.