Electrode for generation of hydrogen
View Patent ↗The present invention provides an electrode for generation of hydrogen comprising: a conductive substrate; a catalytic layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing at least one platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru, Pd and Rh; and a hydrogen adsorption layer formed on the catalytic layer. The present invention also provides an electrode for generation of hydrogen comprising: a conductive substrate, a catalytic layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing: at least one platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru, Pd and Rh and/or at least one oxide of said platinum group metals; and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum series metals, valve metals, iron series metals and silver and/or at least one oxide of said metals; and a hydrogen adsorption layer formed on the catalytic layer.
1. An electrode for generation of hydrogen comprising:
a conductive substrate;
a catalytic layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing at least one platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru, Pd and Rh; and
a hydrogen adsorption layer formed on the catalytic layer,
wherein the hydrogen adsorption layer has an average formed amount of from 0.1 mmol/m 2 to 10 mmol/m 2 in terms of element.
2. An electrode for generation of hydrogen comprising:
a conductive substrate,
a catalytic layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing:
at least one platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru, Pd and Rh and/or at least one oxide of said platinum group metals; and
at least one metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum series metals, valve metals, iron series metals and silver and/or at least one oxide of said metals; and
a hydrogen adsorption layer formed on the catalytic layer,
wherein the hydrogen adsorption layer has an average formed amount of from 0.1 mmol/m 2 to 10 mmol/m 2 in terms of element.
3. The electrode for generation of hydrogen according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the hydrogen adsorption layer comprises an oxide containing at least one element selected form the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Ti, Ni, Zr and lanthanum series metals.
4. The electrode for generation of hydrogen according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the hydrogen adsorption layer comprises a layer consisting of carbon.
5. The electrode for generation of hydrogen according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising an intermediate layer formed between the conductive substrate and the catalytic layer.