The invention discloses a preparation method of a fuel
cell cathode nanofiber catalyst layer with hydrophilic and hydrophobic gradients, which is characterized in that on the basis of preparing the
cathode catalyst layer by electrostatic
spinning, the hydrophilic and hydrophobic gradients are manufactured in the
cathode catalyst layer, so that the part, close to a
proton exchange membrane, of the
cathode catalyst layer is relatively hydrophilic, and the part, close to a
gas diffusion layer, of the
cathode catalyst layer is relatively hydrophobic. The method comprises the following specific steps: preparing a catalyst solution and a hydrophobic agent solution, preparing a fuel
cell cathode
nanofiber catalyst layer with hydrophilic and hydrophobic gradients by adopting electrostatic
spinning, post-
processing the catalyst layer and assembling a membrane
electrode and a fuel
cell. Compared with a conventional non-gradient hydrophilic and hydrophobic fuel cell cathode
nanofiber catalyst layer, the interior of the catalyst layer has obvious hydrophilic and hydrophobic characteristics. The problem of
mass transfer increase of the fuel cell under
high current density is improved, and the method has important significance for improving the performance of the
proton exchange membrane fuel cell under
high current density and promoting commercialization of the
proton exchange membrane fuel cell.