Abstract:
본 발명은 백금(Pt), 루테늄(Ru), 이리듐(Ir), 금(Au) 또는 팔라듐(Pd) 나노 입자가 담지된 성게 형태의 α-MnO 2 이 포함된 양극 촉매 및 그 제조방법, 이를 이용한 리튬-공기 전지에 관한 것이다. 본 발명의 성게 형태의 α-MnO 2 이 포함된 양극 촉매의 제조방법은, 망간(Mn) 전구체에 제1 반응활성제를 첨가하여 성게 형태의 α-MnO 2 분말을 형성하는 제1 단계; 상기 제1 단계에서 형성된 α-MnO 2 분말에 백금(Pt), 루테늄(Ru), 이리듐(Ir), 금(Au) 및 팔라듐(Pd)으로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 1 또는 2종 이상의 나노 입자 전구체를 담지시키기 위한 제2 반응활성제와 환원제를 첨가하여 혼합물을 제조하는 제2 단계; 상기 제2 단계에서 제조된 혼합물을 상기 α-MnO 2 분말과 혼합하는 제3 단계; 및 상기 제 3단계에서 제조된 혼합물을 환원시키는 제4단계;를 포함한다. 본 발명의 제조방법에 따라 제조된 양극 촉매를 채용한 리튬-공기 전지에 따르면, 리튬-공기 전지 양극에서의 산소 반응을 촉진시켜 충전 및 방전 과전압을 낮추고 에너지 효율을 향상시킬 수 있다.
Abstract:
A coal pretreatment method for a direct carbon fuel cell according to an embodiment of the inventive concept of the present invention is characterized by heat-treating coal at a temperature of 800 to 1100°C. Also, a direct carbon fuel cell according to an embodiment of the inventive concept of the present invention comprises: a cylindrical fuel electrode support body having one end opened and the other end closed, and using pre-treated coal as a raw material; an anode functional layer (AFL) formed on an outer side surface of the fuel electrode support body; an electrolyte layer formed on an outer side surface of the AFL; and an air electrode layer formed on an outer side surface of the electrolyte layer, wherein the pre-treatment process is performed by heat-treating the coal at a temperature of 800 to 1100°C. Also, the direct carbon fuel cell according to an embodiment of the inventive concept of the present prevention comprises: a cylindrical fuel electrode support body having one end opened and the other end closed, and using pre-treated coal as a raw material; an AFL formed on an outer side surface of the fuel electrode support body; an electrolyte layer formed on an outer side surface of the AFL; and an air electrode layer formed on an outer side surface of the electrolyte layer, wherein the fuel electrode support body is formed by using a paste containing nickel/yttria-stabilized zirconia cermet, the air electrode layer is formed to have a multi-layered structure in which an LSM-YSZ layer, an LSM layer, and an LSCF layer are sequentially formed, and the pre-treatment process is performed by heat-treating the coal at a temperature of 800 to 1100°C.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a segment type solid oxide fuel cell module including a tubular type supporting body, a fuel electrode that is formed on the porous tubular type supporting body, an electrolyte layer, an air electrode, and a connection material, in which the air electrode has a multi-layer structure of LSCF-GDC layer, LSCF layer, LSCF-LSCo, and LSCo. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a segment type solid oxide fuel cell module including forming a flat tubular type supporting body; forming a fuel electrode on the flat tubular type supporting body; forming an electrolyte layer on the fuel electrode; forming an air electrode on the electrolyte layer; and forming a connection material that is positioned outside the air electrode and allows electrical communication between units cells by electrically connecting the fuel electrode of the unit cell to the air electrode of the other unit cell, in which the forming of the air electrode on the electrolyte layer has a step for forming paste by using SCF-GDC composite powder, LSCF, LSCF-LSCo composite powder, and LSCo, coating the paste onto the electrolyte layer, and heat-treating the coated paste.
Abstract:
A fuel cell stack module according to an embodiment of a technical idea of the present invention includes: an air supplying system supplying air; a fuel supplying system supplying fuel; and multiple stack modules receiving the air and the fuel from the air supplying system and the fuel supplying system, and producing electric energy through an electrochemical reaction. The air supplying system comprises: multiple air branched pipes connected to each stack module; an air supplying pipe connected to one ends of the air branched pipes; and porous media located inside the multiple branched pipes, and uniformly distributing and supplying the air to each stack module.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a positive electrode catalyst which contains a sea urchin-shaped α-MnO_2 in which platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), gold (Au), or palladium (Pd) nanoparticles are dipped, a method for manufacturing the same, and the lithium-air battery using the same. The method for manufacturing the positive electrode catalyst which contains the sea urchin-shaped α-MnO_2 according to the present invention includes: a first step in which sea urchin-shaped α-MnO_2 powder is formed by adding a first reaction activating agent to a manganese (Mn) precursor; a second step in which a mixture is manufactured by adding a second reaction activating agent used to dip one or more types of nanoparticle precursors which is selected form a group consisting of platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), gold (Au), and palladium (Pd), and a reducing agent to the α-MnO_2 powder formed in the first step; a third step in which the mixture manufactured in the second step is mixed with the α-MnO_2 powder; and a fourth step in which the mixture manufactured in the third step is reduced. According to the lithium-air battery which adopts the positive electrode catalyst which is manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention, an oxygen reaction is accelerated in a positive electrode of the lithium-air battery so that charge and discharge overvoltage can be lowered and energy efficiency can be improved.
Abstract:
An embodiment of the present invention, a solid oxide fuel cell stack comprises: multiple unit cells connected through conductors; fixing zigs positioned on both ends of the unit cells, respectively for supporting and fixing the both ends of the unit cells; and a manifold for supplying fuel to the unit cells and accommodating the unit cells and fixing zigs. The conductors connect the multiple unit cells electrically serially. The fixing zigs are made of a ceramic material. The fixing zigs can have multiple through holes in which a part of the unit cells is penetrated and fixed. Another embodiment of the present invention, a solid oxide fuel cell comprises: cylindrical unit cells; fixing zigs positioned in the both sides of the unit cells for fixing and supporting them; and a manifold for supplying fuel cell and accommodating the unit cells and fixing zigs. The unit cells comprise: a first electrode; an electrolyte layer positioned on the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the electrolyte layer; and a spiral shaped conductor positioned on the second electrode to surround the outer periphery of the second electrode while being connected to the first electrode electrically. The fixing zigs comprise: multiple through holes for accommodating the both sides of the unit cells; and a sealing material for sealing and combining gas between the unit cells and fixing zigs.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composite cathode for a solid oxide fuel cell, the solid oxide fuel cell including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the composite cathode enhances oxygen reduction activity at low and middle temperatures by coating and dispersing Ag and CeO2 on a sintered oxide cathode layer having aperovskite structure and improves durability.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for fabricating an electrolyte layer of a direct carbon fuel cell using a screen printing coating method and a method for fabricating a direct carbon fuel cell therewith. The method for fabricating an electrolyte layer of a direct carbon fuel cell according to the present invention comprises the steps of: churning the mixture of electrolyte powder, a dispersant and a solvent (S1); producing paste by churning the mixture after adding the mixture of a binder and a solvent to the mixture (S2); milling the paste with a roll so as to disperse the electrolyte powder in the paste (S3); and conducting thermal treatment after coating the paste on an anode support by using a screen printing method (S4). According to the method for fabricating an electrolyte layer of a direct carbon fuel cell and the method for fabricating a direct carbon fuel cell, the performance and long-term stability of a direct carbon fuel cell can be improved by forming the electrolyte layer on the anode support to be a thin and compact coating layer. [Reference numerals] (S1) Step of churning the mixture of electrolyte powder, a dispersant and a solvent;(S2) Step of producing paste by churning the mixture after adding the mixture of a binder and a solvent to the mixture;(S3) Step of roll-milling the paste with a roll so as to disperse the electrolyte powder in the paste;(S4) Step of conducting thermal treatment after coating the paste on an anode support by using a screen printing method