IP Library Granted Patent US 7,462,373
Granted Patent B2
US 7,462,373 · App. 11/898,703 · Granted Dec 9, 2008

Method for producing manganese oxide nanoparticle dispersed material and electrode

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Patent No.
US 7,462,373
App. No.
11/898,703
Granted
Dec 9, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for producing a manganese oxide nanoparticle dispersed material having steps of dissolving manganese nitrate in a polyamide acid solution (Step 1); forming a coating on the surface of the substrate using the polyamide acid solution containing manganese nitrate dissolved therein (Step 2); and carbonizing the polyamide acid and depositing manganese oxide nanoparticles by subjecting the coating to a heat treatment at a temperature not less than 600° C. but not more than 1200° C. (Step 3).

Claims (12)

1. A method for producing a manganese oxide nanoparticle dispersed material having steps of:

dissolving manganese nitrate in a polyamide acid solution;

forming a coating on the surface of the substrate using the polyamide acid solution containing manganese nitrate dissolved therein, and then imidizing the polyamide acid contained in the coating so as to form the coating into a manganese-containing polyimide coating; and

subjecting the manganese-containing polyimide coating to a heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 600° C. but not more than 1200° C. to carbonize the polyimide and deposit manganese oxide nanoparticles.

2. The production method according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide acid solution contains dimethylacetamide as a solvent.

3. A method for producing an electrode having manganese oxide nanoparticles dispersed thereon,

the method comprising steps of:

dissolving manganese nitrate in a polyamide acid solution;

forming a coating on the surface of a porous electrode substrate using the polyamide acid solution containing manganese nitrate dissolved therein, and then imidizing the polyamide acid contained in the coating so as to form the coating into a manganese-coating polyimide coating; and

subjecting the manganese-coating polyimide coating to a heat treatment at a temperature not less than 600° C. but not more than 1200° C. to carbonize the polyimide and deposit manganese oxide nanoparticles.

4. The production method according to claim 3 , wherein the porous electrode substrate is at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon papers, carbon nonwoven fabrics and carbon felts.

5. The production method according to claim 3 , wherein the polyimide acid solution contains dimethylacetamide as a solvent.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021858/0958 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2008
From: TAOMOTO, AKIRA; HASHIMOTO, MITSURU; SUZUKI, NOBUYASU; YAMADA, YUKA; ZENITANI, YUJI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021285/0922 →