Thin-film heterostructure solid oxide fuel cells

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作者
Chen, X [1 ]
Wu, NJ [1 ]
Smith, L [1 ]
Ignatiev, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ Houston, Texas Ctr Superconductiv & Adv Mat, Houston, TX 77204 USA
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10.1063/1.1697623
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A micro thin-film solid oxide fuel cell (TFSOFC) has been designed based on thin-film deposition and microlithographic processes. The TFSOFC is composed of a thin-film electrolyte grown on a nickel foil substrate and a thin-film cathode deposited on the electrolyte. The Ni foil substrate is then processed into a porous anode by photolithographic patterning and etching to develop pores for gas transport into the fuel cell. A La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO) thin-film cathode is then deposited on the electrolyte, and a porous NiO-YSZ cermet layer is added to the anode to improve the electrode performance. The TFSOFC has stably operated in a temperature ranges as low as 480-570 degreesC, significantly lower than bulk SOFC's, and has yielded a maximum output power density of similar to110 mW/cm(2) in that temperature range. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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