Abstract
Dual-phase porous Ni-YSZ cermets were fabricated via the freeze casting of a ceramic/camphene slurry. After removing the frozen camphene via sublimation at room temperature, the green samples were sintered for 3 h in air at various temperatures, ranging from 1100 to 1350 °C, and then reduced in an Ar-5% H2 atmosphere at 700 °C for 3 h. The fabricated Ni-YSZ cermets showed 3-D pore channels formed by the replication of the entangled camphene dendrite network and small pores in the Ni-YSZ walls produced by partial sintering of the NiO-YSZ composite. Furthermore, the fabricated samples were found to possess reasonable electrical conductivities, thus rendering them suitable for use as the basic components of planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1283-1287 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund) (KRF-2005-003-D00129).
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Anode
- Cermets
- Fuel cells
- Ni-YSZ
- Porous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering