Suppression of Ni agglomeration in PLD fabricated Ni-YSZ composite for surface modification of SOFC anode

Ho Sung Noh, Ji Won Son, Heon Lee, Ho Il Ji, Jong Ho Lee, Hae Weon Lee

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    Abstract

    The suppression of Ni agglomeration in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) nano-composite thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) has been investigated by varying post-annealing temperatures at a range of 800-1200°C. Grain growth to a certain extent appears to be necessary to obtain a stable Ni-YSZ composite microstructure by suppressing massive Ni agglomeration. The microstructurally stable and uniform nano-porous Ni-YSZ thin film was obtained by 1200°C post-annealing and reduction of the NiO-YSZ thin film, and it was applied as the surface modification layer of the bulk anode support used in conventional solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). By this approach, we were able to successfully realize a thin film electrolyte SOFC exhibiting the open cell voltage (OCV) higher than 1. V with a 1-μm thick film electrolyte on the porous anode support.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3415-3423
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
    Volume30
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010 Dec

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the Institutional Research Program of Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) .

    Keywords

    • Films
    • Fuel cells
    • Microstructure-final
    • Nano-composites
    • ZrO

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Materials Chemistry

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