Progress in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Progress in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

by The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) 

2006 (531 pages)

ISBN:9780470072745

Providing a collection of current research papers, this book includes valuable insights on materials-related aspects of solid-oxide fuel cells, such as current status processing and fabrication,seal materials, modeling, performance, stability, and more.

Progress in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Introduction

Overview/Current Status

Ceramic Fuel Cells

Worldwide SOFC Technology Overview and Benchmark

Creamic Fuel Cells for Stationary and Mobile Applications

SOFCs—Too Hot to Handle?

U.S. Department of Energy's Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—Technical Advances

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development at Forschungszentrum Juelich

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—Technology Status

SOFCo Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Solid-State Ionics—Roots, Status, and Future Prospects

Processing and Fabrication

Manufacturing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for the Sulzer Hexis Stationary System

Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Manufacturing Routes and State-of-the-Art of the Planar Jülich Anode-Supported Concept for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Fabrication and Properties of an Anode-Supported Tubular IT-SOFC Based on Lanthanum Gallate

Single-Step Co-Firing Technique for SOFC Fabrication

The Co-Sintering of Electrode and Electrolyte Layered Structures for SOFC Applications

Materials and Microstructures for Improved Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Design Criteria for SOFC Generators

Electrolytes

Novel Composite Electrolytes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications

Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte for Intermediate Temperature SOFC Operation

Anodes

Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes Using Metal-Coated Pore-Forming Agents

High Purity H2/H2O/Nickel/Stabilized Zirconia Electrodes at 500°C

Impregnation of Nickel Foils with Nanocrystalline Ceria as Anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells SOFC.

Cathodes

Study of Praseodyium Strontium Manganite for the Potential Use as a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode

Chromium Poisoning Effects on Various Cathodes

Single Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell—Investigation of Cathodes

Microstructure and Electrical Conductivity Studies of (La,Sr)Cr,Mn,Co)O3

Microstructure-Performance Relationships in LSM-YSZ Cathodes

Role of Cathode in Single-Chamber SOFC

Ceramic and Metal Interconnects

Lanthanum Chromite-Based Interconnects as Key Materials for SOFC Stack Development

Structural Characterization of Lanthanum Chromite Perovskite Coating Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering on an Iron-Based Chromium-Containing Alloy as a Promising Interconnect Material for SOFCs

Surface Modification of Ferritic and Ni Based Alloys for Improved Oxidation Resistance in SOFC Applications

Ferritic Stainless Steel SOFC Interconnects with Thermally Grown (Mn,Co)3O4 Spinel Protection Layers

Chemical Reaction Behavior between Glass-Ceramic Sealants and High Chromium Ferritic Steels under Various SOFC Conditions

Electrical Contacts between Cathodes and Metallic Interconnects in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Seal Materials and Concepts

Evaluation of Sealing Glasses for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Suitable Glass-Ceramic Sealant for Planar Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells

Glass-Ceramic Materials of the System BaO-CaO-SiO2 as Sealants for SOFC Applications

Layered Composite Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)

Development of Amorphous, Non-Oxide Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Alternative Methods of Sealing Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Glass Mica Composite Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Long-Term Thermal Cycling of Phlogopite Mica-Based Compressive Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Mechanical Properties

Mechanical Properties of SOFC Seal Glass Composites

Fracture Energies of Brittle Sealants for Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Failure Probability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

A Numerical Simulation Tool for Fracture Analysis in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Strength and Fractue Toughness of YSZ/Alumina Composites for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Elastic Properties of Nickel-Based Anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells as a Function of the Fraction of Reduced NiO

Elastic Properties, Biaxial Strength and Fracture Toughness of Nickel-Based Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Effect of Hydrogen Reduction on the Microstructure and Elastic Properties of Ni-Based Anodes for SOFCs

Characterization/Testing

Electrochemical Characterization of Vacuum Plasma Sprayed Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Short Stacks for Mobile Application

Single Cell Testing and Performance Analysis of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Long-Term SOFC Stability with Coated Ferritic Stainless Steel Interconnect

Effects of the Use of Pore Formers on Performance of an Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Formation of Secondary Phases at the Interface between Strontium-Doped Lanthanum Manganite and Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia

Modeling

Development of a Tri-Layer Electrochemical Model for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Fuel Reforming

Multilayerd Ceramic Reactor for the Steam Reforming of Methanol into Hydrogen-Enriched Gas

Activity and Structure of Perovskites as Diesel Reforming Catalysts for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell