The invention belongs to the technical field of
fuel cells, and particularly relates to a gradient pore
cathode catalyst layer membrane
electrode and a preparation method thereof.The preparation method comprises the following steps that a perfluorinated
sulfonic acid resin solution is added into a water-
alcohol mixed
solvent to be cured, and a low-molecular-weight pore-forming agent and a high-molecular-weight pore-forming agent are added respectively;
coating the
cathode side of the
proton exchange membrane with inner catalyst layer
slurry containing a low-molecular-weight pore-forming agent to form a
cathode inner catalyst layer;
coating the
gas diffusion layer side with outer catalyst layer
slurry containing a high molecular weight pore forming agent to form a cathode outer catalyst layer; and packaging the
proton exchange membrane coated with the cathode inner catalyst layer and the
anode catalyst layer by using a frame, respectively adhering a
gas diffusion layer coated with the cathode outer catalyst layer and an
anode gas diffusion layer, performing
hot pressing to prepare a membrane
electrode, and removing the pore-forming agent. The pore structures of the inner and outer catalyst
layers are adjusted by using pore-forming agents with different molecular weights, and the gradient pore catalyst layer is constructed, so that the
oxygen transmission resistance of the membrane
electrode is reduced, and the battery performance is improved.