CPC H01M 4/881 (2013.01) [H01M 4/8882 (2013.01); H01M 4/8896 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/1023 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a membrane-catalyst assembly including an electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer bonded to said electrolyte membrane, the method comprising:
a liquid application step of applying, in the atmosphere before bonding, a liquid to only a first surface of said electrolyte membrane wherein a second opposite surface of said electrolyte membrane is attached to a support layer; and
a bonding step of thermocompression bonding, to said catalyst layer, the first surface of said electrolyte membrane to which said liquid was applied.
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