Abstract: A secondary battery that includes a cylindrical can, an electrode assembly arranged in a jelly-role configuration within the cylindrical can and having a core extending about an axis thereof and a hollow center pin arranged within the core of the electrode assembly and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the outer diameter forming ones of a pair of radial lengths diametrically opposite from each other, each of said pair of radial lengths extending from the outer diameter of the center pin to an external surface of the core, wherein the sum of the pair of radial lengths is in the range of 5% to 54% of the inner diameter of the center pin.

Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst and a porous ionomer. The polymer electrolyte membrane contacts one side of the catalyst layer and the electrode substrate contacts the other side of the catalyst layer.

Abstract: A fuel cell system optimizing the ratio of width of a channel to a width of a rib forming a passage for supplying fuel and air, the ratio of width thereof to a height of a channel, and the number of passages, thereby improving the fuel diffusing performance and reducing a pressure drop therein is provided. The fuel cell system includes at least one stack for generating electrical energy by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a fuel supply portion for supplying fuel to the stack, and an oxygen supply portion for supplying oxygen to the stack. The stack is formed into a stacked configuration having a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies separated by separators. The separators have ribs which closely contact the adjacent membrane electrode assemblies and form channels through which the oxygen and hydrogen flow. The ratio of the width of a channel to the height of the same is between about 0.6 and about 0.8.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition for a fuel cell including a proton conductor and one or more binders selected from the group consisting of poly[2,2?-(m-phenylene)-5,5?-bibenzimidazole] (PBI), poly[2,5-benzimidazole] (ABPBI), polybenzoxazole (PBO), and polybenzothiazole (PBT).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell system including an anode and a cathode facing each other, the polymer electrolyte membrane being interposed between the anode and the cathode, and the membrane-electrode assembly including an amphiphilic block copolymer including a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block of the polymer electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.

Abstract: The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention includes a porous supporter having pores, and a metal ion adsorptive material and a proton conductive polymer which are present in the pores of the porous supporter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell system that includes a stack that has at least one electricity generating unit that generates electricity through a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a fuel supplier that provides fuel containing hydrogen to the electricity generating unit, an air supplier that provides air to the electricity generating unit, and an insulating unit that surrounds exposed outer surfaces of the stack.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes a porous membrane formed with fine pores, hygroscopic polymer layers coated inside the fine pores of the porous membrane, and proton conductive polymers filled in the fine pores of the porous membrane coated with the hygroscopic polymer layers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell system wherein the flow of fuel and oxygen is optimized thereby improving the thermal efficiency of the entire system. The fuel cell system comprises at least one stack for generating electrical energy by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen gas and oxygen, a fuel supply portion for supplying fuel to the stack, and an oxygen supply portion for supplying oxygen to the stack. The stack is formed in a stacked configuration with MEAs and separators. The separators are positioned on either surface of the MEAs. The separators have a plurality of ribs proximate to the MEAs which define a plurality of channels wherein the ratio of a width of the channels to the width of the ribs is from about 0.8 to 1.5.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell using the membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell. The membrane electrode assembly includes an anode comprising an anode substrate, an anode diffusion layer, and an anode catalyst layer having pores; a cathode comprising a cathode substrate, a cathode diffusion layer, and a cathode catalyst layer having pores; and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode diffusion layer is hydrophilic and the cathode diffusion layer is hydrophobic, and the average diameter of the pores of the anode catalyst layer is smaller than the average diameter of the pores of the cathode catalyst layer.

Abstract: The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention includes a porous supporter having pores, and a metal ion adsorptive material and a proton conductive polymer which are present in the pores of the porous supporter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition for a fuel cell including a proton conductor and one or more binders selected from the group consisting of poly[2,2?-(m-phenylene)-5,5?-bibenzimidazole] (PBI), poly[2,5-benzimidazole] (ABPBI), polybenzoxazole (PBO), and polybenzothiazole (PBT).

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a method for preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The membrane-electrode assembly comprises a polymer electrolyte membrane, a catalyst layer spray-coated directly on both surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane; and a gas diffusion layer disposing both outer surfaces of the catalyst layer; and a method for preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell system including an anode and a cathode facing each other, the polymer electrolyte membrane being interposed between the anode and the cathode, and the membrane-electrode assembly including an amphiphilic block copolymer including a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block of the polymer electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst and a porous ionomer. The polymer electrolyte membrane contacts one side of the catalyst layer and the electrode substrate contacts the other side of the catalyst layer.

Abstract: The electrode for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate supporting the catalyst layer, where the electrode substrate includes a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region separated from each other. The hydrophilic region and the hydrophobic region that are separated from each other can easily release water produced at the cathode, and thereby prevent clogging of pores of the membrane by water, and smoothly diffuse the reactants resulting in obtaining a high current density.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes a porous membrane formed with fine pores, hygroscopic polymer layers coated inside the fine pores of the porous membrane, and proton conductive polymers filled in the fine pores of the porous membrane coated with the hygroscopic polymer layers.