Abstract
An anode-supported type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a promising structure resulting in a very high performance because it consists of a very thin electrolyte. In the preliminary stage, we have succeeded in the fabrication of Samaria-Doped Ceria (SDC) thin film on a porous Ni-Al substrate using a sol-gel coating technique. The thin electrolyte film binds the substrate well and a single cell made with the SDC thin-film electrolyte and porous LSM cathode exhibited a good performance in a mixed-gas condition, even at intermediate temperatures. The single cell, consisting of 20 μm thin SDC electrolytes, the porous Ni-Al anode substrate, and a LSM cathode, exhibited an open circuit voltage of 0.82V and a maximum power density of 0.31 W cm-2 at 700°C with humidified methane and air mixtures. This cell also generated an open circuit voltage of about 1.1V and a maximum power density of 0.34 Wcm -2 at 600°C with humidified hydrogen as the fuel and air as the oxidant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-461 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Volume | 277-279 |
Issue number | I |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Anode-supported SOFC
- SDC thin film
- Sol-gel coating method
- Thin electrolyte
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering