Improvement of the performances of tubular solid oxide fuel cells by optimizing co-sintering temperature of the NiO/YSZ anode-YSZ electrolyte double layers

Dehua Dong, Mingfei Liu, Yingchao Dong, Bin Lin, Jiakui Yang, Guangyao Meng*

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Abstract

The effects of co-sintering temperature on anode microstructure, electrolyte film microstructure, and final cell performance of tubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) were fully studied. The co-sintering of the NiO/YSZ anode-YSZ electrolyte double layers at temperature ranging from 1350 to 1400 °C for 5 h was carried out. Porosity and electrical conductivity were measured to examine the anodes microstructure, and the electrolyte films microstructure were characterized by scanning electronic microscope (SEM). A higher open current voltage (OCV) value of 0.99 V was achieved by co-sintering the cell at 1400 °C indicating denser electrolyte film, while the maximum power density of the cell co-sintered at 1380 °C was achieved with 322 mW cm-2 at 800 °C, which was higher than that (241.3 mW cm-2) of the cell co-sintered at 1400 °C because of better anode microstructure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)495-498
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume171
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 27 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cell performance
  • Co-sintering temperature
  • Microstructure
  • Solid oxide fuel cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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