IP Library Granted Patent US 12671095
Granted Patent B2
US 12671095 · App. 18/235,252 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Cathode catalyst layer and preparation method and use thereof, and fuel cell

Inventors: Jiaping Xie (Beijing, CN); Wei Zhu (Beijing, CN); Ziqi Shang (Beijing, CN); Jun Shen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Haidriver (Beijing) Energy Technology Co., Ltd
H01M4/8828H01M4/8605H01M4/8882H01M4/926
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Patent No.
US 12671095
App. No.
18/235,252
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a cathode catalyst layer and a preparation method and use thereof, and a fuel cell. The method includes: mixing a catalyst, water, and an alcohol with a pore-forming agent to obtain a mixture; dispersing the mixture into a Nafion solution to obtain a slurry; and coating the slurry onto a surface of a diffusion layer to obtain a coated diffusion layer, and subjecting the coated diffusion layer to calcination and freeze-drying in sequence to obtain the cathode catalyst layer.

Claims (22)

1 . A method for preparing a cathode catalyst layer, comprising the following steps:

mixing a catalyst, water, and an alcohol with a pore-forming agent to obtain a mixture;

dispersing the mixture into a Nafion solution to obtain a slurry; and

coating the slurry onto a surface of a diffusion layer to obtain a coated diffusion layer, and subjecting the coated diffusion layer to calcination and freeze-drying in sequence to obtain the cathode catalyst layer.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pore-forming agent comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of ammonium oxalate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a particle size of 35 nm to 45 nm.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a particle size of 35 nm to 45 nm.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a mass 1 to 2 times that of the catalyst.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a mass 1 to 2 times that of the catalyst.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-drying is conducted at a temperature of −40° C. to −10° C. for 40 min to 60 min.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of Pt/C, Pt—Co/C, Pt—Ni/C, and Pt—Ru/C.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the calcination is conducted at a temperature of 120° C. to 150° C. for 3 h to 5 h.

10 . A cathode catalyst layer prepared by the method of claim 1 , wherein the cathode catalyst layer has a mesoporous structure with a pore size of 5 nm to 40 nm.

11 . The cathode catalyst layer of claim 10 , wherein the pore-forming agent comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of ammonium oxalate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate.

12 . The cathode catalyst layer of claim 10 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a particle size of 35 nm to 45 nm.

13 . The cathode catalyst layer of claim 10 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a mass 1 to 2 times that of the catalyst.

14 . The cathode catalyst layer of claim 10 , wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of Pt/C, Pt—Co/C, Pt—Ni/C, and Pt—Ru/C.

15 . A fuel cell, comprising a membrane electrode, an end plate, a bipolar plate, and a sealing element, wherein the membrane electrode is prepared by hot-laminating the cathode catalyst layer of claim 10 , an anode catalyst layer, and a proton exchange membrane.

16 . The fuel cell of claim 15 , wherein the pore-forming agent comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of ammonium oxalate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate.

17 . The fuel cell of claim 15 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a particle size of 35 nm to 45 nm.

18 . The fuel cell of claim 15 , wherein the pore-forming agent has a mass 1 to 2 times that of the catalyst.

19 . The fuel cell of claim 15 , wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of Pt/C, Pt—Co/C, Pt—Ni/C, and Pt—Ru/C.