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US20110053047A1
US20110053047A1 US12/908,918 US90891810A US2011053047A1 US 20110053047 A1 US20110053047 A1 US 20110053047A1 US 90891810 A US90891810 A US 90891810A US 2011053047 A1 US2011053047 A1 US 2011053047A1
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    • H01M8/1004—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by membrane-electrode assemblies [MEA]
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    • H01M2008/1095—Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes
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  • the present invention relates to the field of fuel cells. It relates, more particularly, to a method for producing a miniature cell core. It also relates to a cell core and a cell obtained by this method.
  • a fuel cell is described in document FR 03 07 967. It consists of a large number of elementary cells disposed in series and each having a stack comprising, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1, an anode 13a and a cathode 13b separated by an electrolytic membrane 10. The stack is positioned between two current collecting plates 11 and 12 through a diffuser (14a and 14b).
  • the patent application EP 04 405063.1 presents a method according to which the current collector is made by galvanic deposition on a substrate and then transferred onto the membrane so as to be held there by being inlaid or by adhesive bonding.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method enabling the core of a fuel cell to be further miniaturized and enabling the performance to be improved and production costs to be reduced.
  • the invention relates to a method for producing a fuel cell core that may comprise the following operations in sequence:
  • the collectors may be either formed in situ on their substrate or formed separately and then added to their substrate.
  • a membrane may be deposited on the two subassemblies.
  • a membrane may be deposited on only one of the two subassemblies.
  • the invention also relates to a fuel cell core made by the above method wherein the assembly obtained is inserted between two rigid frames in the manner of a transparency.
  • the invention relates to a fuel cell of which the core is made by the above method and wherein the assembly obtained may be inserted between two rigid covers provided with connecting end pieces and providing, either side of the assembly, spaces for necessary reagents.
  • the frames and covers may also serve as supports for electrical contacts connecting the two collectors to the outside.
  • FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically a fuel cell as described in document FR 03 07 967,
  • FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 illustrate two different ways of implementing the method
  • FIG. 4 shows the incorporation of the cell core between two frames
  • FIG. 5 shows the incorporation of the cell core between two covers.
  • FIG. 2 shows diagrammatically the main operating principles of a first exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • two identical subassemblies 20 a - 20 b are provided, each formed of a substrate 21 and a metal current collector in the form of a mesh 22 deposited on the substrate.
  • the collector may have, in section, a mushroom or harpoon profile and, typically, a thickness of 5 to 10 ⁇ m.
  • the face of the substrate which receives the collector may be such that it can be detached therefrom by mechanical, chemical or thermal action.
  • Each collector 22 may advantageously be made in situ by galvanic deposition of gold with the aid of a mask formed on the substrate according to the method described in detail in document EP 04 405063.1 already mentioned.
  • collectors 22 could also be made separately and then added to the substrates and fixed to these by adhesive bonding.
  • a polymerizable ionic semi-membrane of the Nafion® (cationic) or of the ADP-Morgane® (anionic) type is deposited in the liquid or pasty state on each subassembly 20 a - 20 b so as to cover collectors 22 completely.
  • this layer may be spread out by a technique known by the name of “spin coating” and may have a thickness of 10 to 20 ⁇ m.
  • resulting subassemblies 24 a - 24 b may be fixed respectively on the work plates of a machine, called “flip chip bonding” machine, not shown in the drawing, and well known to a person skilled in the art, two semi-membranes 23 facing each other.
  • collectors 22 When the two plates of the machine are separated, collectors 22 have to be detached from their respective substrates 21 .
  • separation may be made by a simple mechanical action. If the collectors have been brought together and fixed by adhesive bonding, separation may be made by chemical and/or thermal action.
  • the result is an assembly 25 comprising a solidified membrane 26 and two collectors 22 incorporated, face to face, in the membrane.
  • the assembly may have a thickness of 20 to 40 ⁇ m.
  • the two faces of assembly 25 may be covered, above collectors 22 , with a catalyst layer 27 essentially comprising catalyst elements properly so called, such as platinum and ruthenium, and electrical and ionic conducting elements such as carbon and the same material as that which constitutes membrane 26 .
  • catalyst elements properly so called such as platinum and ruthenium
  • electrical and ionic conducting elements such as carbon and the same material as that which constitutes membrane 26 .
  • FIG. 3 A variant of this method is illustrated in FIG. 3 on which the elements identical to those in FIG. 2 carry the same reference numbers.
  • the first operation is identical to that of FIG. 2 a.
  • assemblies 20 b and 29 may be fixed respectively onto the work plates of a “flip chip bonding” machine, membrane 28 facing collector 22 of assembly 20 b.
  • assemblies 20 b and 29 having been adjusted, they may be applied against each other by the machine under pressure at a temperature and for a duration such that collector 22 of assembly 20 b may be inlaid in the membrane which solidifies by polymerization.
  • the structure obtained may suffer from the fact that thin membrane 26 risks being deformed under the action of moisture, which may present a problem when the assembly has to be handled in order to incorporate it in a fuel cell.
  • the above problem may be solved by inserting assembly 25 between two rigid frames 30 , which may advantageously be made of PVC and fixed to each other with the aid of points 31 passing through membrane 26 . It will be noted that these frames may also serve as supports for electrical contacts 32 connecting two collectors 22 to the outside.
  • This “packaging” of the assembly in the manner of a transparency, makes it possible to stabilize the shape of the membrane and makes it easier to handle.
  • FIG. 5 showing that simple frames 30 of FIG. 4 are replaced by rigid covers 33 , which may advantageously be made of PVC and also fixed to each other by points (not shown). These covers may be provided with connecting end pieces 34 which also ensure stiffening of the assembly but moreover provide, either side of catalysts 27 , spaces 35 for the necessary reagents. Seals 36 ensure the leakproofness of these spaces.
  • the structure of FIG. 5 thus constitutes a complete fuel cell.

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A fuel cell with an assembly having a solidified membrane with two collectors incorporated, face to face, in the membrane, and two rigid covers between which the assembly is inserted. The rigid covers are provided with connecting end pieces and provide spaces on either side of the assembly. The assembly is produced by providing two identical subassemblies each including a substrate and a current collector removably arranged thereon, depositing an ionic liquid or pasty polymerizable membrane on at least one of the subassemblies in such a way that the collector thereof is completely covered, applying the subassemblies one against the other, and detaching the two substrates from the collectors after the polymerizable membrane has solidified, so as to obtain the assembly.

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  • This is a divisional of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/630,098 filed Dec. 19, 2006, which is the US National Stage of PCT Application PCT/EP2005/052934 filed Jun. 23, 2005, the priorities of which are hereby claimed.
    • TECHNICAL FIELD
  • The present invention relates to the field of fuel cells. It relates, more particularly, to a method for producing a miniature cell core. It also relates to a cell core and a cell obtained by this method.
    • BACKGROUND
  • A fuel cell is described in document FR 03 07 967. It consists of a large number of elementary cells disposed in series and each having a stack comprising, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1, an anode 13a and a cathode 13b separated by an electrolytic membrane 10. The stack is positioned between two current collecting plates 11 and 12 through a diffuser (14a and 14b).
  • The patent application EP 04 405063.1 presents a method according to which the current collector is made by galvanic deposition on a substrate and then transferred onto the membrane so as to be held there by being inlaid or by adhesive bonding.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method enabling the core of a fuel cell to be further miniaturized and enabling the performance to be improved and production costs to be reduced.
  • More precisely, the invention relates to a method for producing a fuel cell core that may comprise the following operations in sequence:
      • providing two identical subassemblies formed of a substrate and a current collector positioned on it in a detachable manner,
      • depositing a polymerizable ionic membrane in the liquid or pasty state on at least one of said subassemblies so as to cover its collector completely,
      • applying the two subassemblies obtained one against the other so as to obtain an assembly comprising a solidified membrane with the two collectors incorporated, face to face, in this membrane, and
      • detaching the two substrates from the collectors.
  • The collectors may be either formed in situ on their substrate or formed separately and then added to their substrate.
  • According to a first embodiment of the invention, a membrane may be deposited on the two subassemblies.
  • According to a second embodiment of the invention, a membrane may be deposited on only one of the two subassemblies.
  • The invention also relates to a fuel cell core made by the above method wherein the assembly obtained is inserted between two rigid frames in the manner of a transparency.
  • Finally, the invention relates to a fuel cell of which the core is made by the above method and wherein the assembly obtained may be inserted between two rigid covers provided with connecting end pieces and providing, either side of the assembly, spaces for necessary reagents.
  • Advantageously, the frames and covers may also serve as supports for electrical contacts connecting the two collectors to the outside.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • Other features of the invention will become apparent subsequently on reading the following description, made with regard to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically a fuel cell as described in document FR 03 07 967,
  • FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 illustrate two different ways of implementing the method,
  • FIG. 4 shows the incorporation of the cell core between two frames, and
  • FIG. 5 shows the incorporation of the cell core between two covers.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • Reference will first of all be made to FIG. 2 which shows diagrammatically the main operating principles of a first exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 a
  • At the start of the method, two identical subassemblies 20 a-20 b are provided, each formed of a substrate 21 and a metal current collector in the form of a mesh 22 deposited on the substrate. The collector may have, in section, a mushroom or harpoon profile and, typically, a thickness of 5 to 10 μm. The face of the substrate which receives the collector may be such that it can be detached therefrom by mechanical, chemical or thermal action.
  • Each collector 22 may advantageously be made in situ by galvanic deposition of gold with the aid of a mask formed on the substrate according to the method described in detail in document EP 04 405063.1 already mentioned.
  • As a variant, collectors 22 could also be made separately and then added to the substrates and fixed to these by adhesive bonding.
  • FIG. 2 b
  • A polymerizable ionic semi-membrane of the Nafion® (cationic) or of the ADP-Morgane® (anionic) type is deposited in the liquid or pasty state on each subassembly 20 a-20 b so as to cover collectors 22 completely. Typically, this layer may be spread out by a technique known by the name of “spin coating” and may have a thickness of 10 to 20 μm.
  • FIG. 2 c
  • After prepolymerization of semi-membranes 23, an operation which is not indispensable, resulting subassemblies 24 a-24 b may be fixed respectively on the work plates of a machine, called “flip chip bonding” machine, not shown in the drawing, and well known to a person skilled in the art, two semi-membranes 23 facing each other.
  • FIG. 2 d
  • The alignment and flatness of two subassemblies 24 a-24 b having preferably been adjusted, they are applied one against the other by the machine under pressure at a temperature and for a period such that semi-membranes 23 are welded to each other and solidified by polymerization.
  • FIG. 2 e
  • When the two plates of the machine are separated, collectors 22 have to be detached from their respective substrates 21. In the case of collectors formed galvanically, separation may be made by a simple mechanical action. If the collectors have been brought together and fixed by adhesive bonding, separation may be made by chemical and/or thermal action.
  • The result is an assembly 25 comprising a solidified membrane 26 and two collectors 22 incorporated, face to face, in the membrane. Typically, the assembly may have a thickness of 20 to 40 μm.
  • FIG. 2 f
  • The two faces of assembly 25 may be covered, above collectors 22, with a catalyst layer 27 essentially comprising catalyst elements properly so called, such as platinum and ruthenium, and electrical and ionic conducting elements such as carbon and the same material as that which constitutes membrane 26.
  • A variant of this method is illustrated in FIG. 3 on which the elements identical to those in FIG. 2 carry the same reference numbers.
  • FIG. 3 a
  • The first operation is identical to that of FIG. 2 a.
  • FIG. 3 b
  • A polymerizable ionic membrane 28 of the same type as semi-membranes 23, but with a double thickness, is deposited in a liquid or pasty state on assembly 20 a in order to constitute subassembly 29.
  • FIG. 3 c
  • After prepolymerization of membrane 28, an operation that is not indispensable, assemblies 20 b and 29 may be fixed respectively onto the work plates of a “flip chip bonding” machine, membrane 28 facing collector 22 of assembly 20 b.
  • FIG. 3 d
  • The alignment and flatness of assemblies 20 b and 29 having been adjusted, they may be applied against each other by the machine under pressure at a temperature and for a duration such that collector 22 of assembly 20 b may be inlaid in the membrane which solidifies by polymerization.
  • FIG. 3 e
  • The operation is identical to that of FIG. 2 e.
  • FIG. 3 f
  • The operation is identical to that of FIG. 2 f.
  • Whatever the method used, the structure obtained may suffer from the fact that thin membrane 26 risks being deformed under the action of moisture, which may present a problem when the assembly has to be handled in order to incorporate it in a fuel cell.
  • According to the invention, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the above problem may be solved by inserting assembly 25 between two rigid frames 30, which may advantageously be made of PVC and fixed to each other with the aid of points 31 passing through membrane 26. It will be noted that these frames may also serve as supports for electrical contacts 32 connecting two collectors 22 to the outside.
  • This “packaging” of the assembly, in the manner of a transparency, makes it possible to stabilize the shape of the membrane and makes it easier to handle.
  • Finally, reference will be made to FIG. 5 showing that simple frames 30 of FIG. 4 are replaced by rigid covers 33, which may advantageously be made of PVC and also fixed to each other by points (not shown). These covers may be provided with connecting end pieces 34 which also ensure stiffening of the assembly but moreover provide, either side of catalysts 27, spaces 35 for the necessary reagents. Seals 36 ensure the leakproofness of these spaces. The structure of FIG. 5 thus constitutes a complete fuel cell.
  • The present invention has been described with reference to isolated assemblies. In practice, as is conventional in the field of microelectronics, several assemblies provided with their frames or covers may be produced by forming a single membrane on a matrix of collectors. The assemblies may finally be separated by cutting the membrane around the frames or covers.
  • It is therefore proposed to produce a miniature fuel cell core which, by virtue of the integration of current collectors into the membrane, greatly improves the membrane-collectors-catalysts contact and, by virtue of the use of frames, makes it possible to prevent deformations of the membranes without excessive supplementary costs. The invention also makes it possible, by virtue of the use of covers, to provide a ready-to-operate miniature fuel cell. Finally, it will be noted that the harpoon shape of the current collectors appreciably reinforces their strength in the membrane.

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12. A fuel cell comprising an assembly comprising a solidified membrane with two collectors incorporated, face to face, in said membrane, and two rigid covers between which said assembly is inserted, said rigid covers being provided with connecting end pieces and providing spaces either side of said assembly, wherein said assembly has been produced by the following operations in sequence:
providing two substantially identical subassemblies each formed of a substrate and a current collector positioned on it in a detachable manner,
depositing a polymerizable ionic membrane in a liquid or pasty state on at least one of said subassemblies so as to cover its collector completely,
applying said two subassemblies one against the other,
detaching said two substrates from said collectors after said polymerizable membrane has solidified, so as to obtain said assembly.
13. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said spaces are spaces for reagents.
14. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said covers also serve as supports for electrical contacts connecting said two collectors to the outside.
15. The fuel cell according to claim 13, wherein said covers also serve as supports for electrical contacts connecting said two collectors to the outside.
16. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said collectors have a mushroom or harpoon profile.
17. The fuel cell according to claim 13, wherein said collectors have a mushroom or harpoon profile.
18. The fuel cell according to claim 14, wherein said collectors have a mushroom or harpoon profile.
19. The fuel cell according to claim 15, wherein said collectors have a mushroom or harpoon profile.
20. The fuel cell according to claim 12, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
21. The fuel cell according to claim 13, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
22. The fuel cell according to claim 14, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
23. The fuel cell according to claim 15, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
24. The fuel cell according to claim 16, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
25. The fuel cell according to claim 17, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
26. The fuel cell according to claim 18, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
27. The fuel cell according to claim 19, further comprising a catalyst layer deposited on said collectors.
28. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said collectors were formed in situ on said substrates.
29. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said collectors were formed separately and then added to said substrates.
30. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said polymerizable membrane was deposited on each of said two subassemblies.
31. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said polymerizable membrane was deposited on only one of said two subassemblies.
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