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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 40, Issue 33, Pages 10588-10595Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.06.129
Keywords
Micro-tubular SOFC; YSZ support; Dip coating; Microstructure; Porosity; Redox cycling
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- Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program (ALCA) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
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The performance of a novel micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with an inert support and an integrated current collector for the inner electrode was improved by controlling its microstructural features. Multi-step dip coating and co-sintering methods were used to fabricate the cell containing porous yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), Ni, Ni-YSZ, YSZ, strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM)-YSZ, and LSM as the inert support, anode current collector, anode, electrolyte, cathode, and cathode current collector, respectively. To enhance gas diffusion through the YSZ support by properly tailoring its porosity, a combination of micro-crystalline cellulose and polymethyl methacrylate pore formers was used. Additionally, the porosity of the Ni current collector was improved and the LSM-YSZ cathode was sufficiently thick for high oxygen reduction activity. Owing to its optimized microstructure, the micro-tubular SOFC delivered excellent power output with maximum power densities of 710, 591, 445, and 316 mW cm(-2) at 850, 800, 750, and 700 degrees C, respectively. The effect of redox cycling on cell performance was investigated by alternately exposing the anode to fuel and air atmospheres. The cell had good tolerance toward the redox phenomenon with no apparent degradation in its performance up to 10 redox cycles. Copyright (C) 2015, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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