IP Library Granted Patent US 10,756,375
Granted Patent B2
US 10,756,375 · App. 16/080,448 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Electrochemical reaction unit cell, and electrochemical reaction cell stack

Inventors: Shiro Inoue (Konan, JP); Tatsuya Ono (Komaki, JP)
Assignee: MORIMURA SOFC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01M8/1246H01M4/8621H01M4/8657H01M4/9025H01M4/9033H01M8/02H01M8/1213H01M4/881H01M4/8828H01M4/8882H01M8/1253H01M8/2425H01M2008/1293H01M2300/0071H01M2300/0094Y02E60/525
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Patent No.
US 10,756,375
App. No.
16/080,448
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrochemical reaction unit cell including an electrolyte layer containing Zr, an anode disposed on one side of the electrolyte layer in a first direction, a cathode containing Sr and disposed on another side of the electrolyte layer in the first direction, and a reaction preventing layer disposed between the electrolyte layer and the cathode. The reaction preventing layer contains Zr in an amount of 0.015 wt % to 1 wt %.

Claims (13)

1. An electrochemical reaction unit cell comprising:

an electrolyte layer containing Zr;

an anode disposed on one side of the electrolyte layer in a first direction;

a cathode containing Sr and disposed on another side of the electrolyte layer in the first direction; and

a reaction preventing layer containing Gd and disposed between the electrolyte layer and the cathode,

wherein the reaction preventing layer contains Zr in an amount of 0.015 wt % to 1 wt %,

a Sr/Gd intensity ratio is less than 50% at a first reference point around a boundary between the reaction preventing layer and the electrode layer, and

the first reference point is located at a position around the boundary where a curve representing intensity of ZrO intersects with a curve representing intensity of Gd on a graph of intensity data with respect to a plurality of positions aligned in the first direction around the boundary.

2. The electrochemical reaction unit cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reaction preventing layer contains Zr in an amount of 0.015 wt % to 0.18 wt %.

3. The electrochemical reaction unit cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reaction preventing layer contains Zr in an amount of 0.05 wt % to 1 wt %.

4. The electrochemical reaction unit cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte layer contains a solid oxide.

5. The electrochemical reaction unit cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrochemical reaction unit cell is a fuel cell unit cell.

6. An electrochemical reaction cell stack comprising a plurality of electrochemical reaction unit cells including at least one electrochemical reaction unit cell as claimed in claim 1 disposed in the first direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
To: MORIMURA SOFC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052249/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2018
From: INOUE, SHIRO; ONO, TATSUYA
To: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046727/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-156051 · Aug 9, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190067723A1 · Feb 28, 2019