Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IV, Volume

This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on solid oxide fuel cells. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Topics include recent technical progress on materials-related aspects of fuel cells and emerging trends in electrochemical materials, cell/stack fabrication and design, interface engineering, and long-term chemical interactions. This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers in industry, government, or academia who are working with solid oxide fuel cells.

Dr. Narottam P. Bansal is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic Branch, Materials and Structures Division, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. He received his Ph. D. in 1973. He held post-doctoral research appointments at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. He has carried out research in a number of areas such as: solid oxide fuel cells, fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites for high-temperature structural applications in turbine engines, fiber-matrix interface, thermal and environmental barrier coatings, high-temperature superonductors, sol-gel Processing, refractory glass-ceramics, crystallization kinetics, phase transformations, IR-transmitting materials, electroanalytical techniques, ionic diffusion in melts. Dr. Bansal is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He is recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievements (1998), R & D 100 Award (2001) and Hind Rattan Award (1993) from NRI Society of India. He has also received numerous Innovative Technology Development Awards and Tech Brief Awards from NASA. He has been listed in more than 30 different Who's Who in the U.S. and abroad. So far, he has been organizer and Program Chair of 31 International Symposia and editor of 23 Conference proceeding volumes. He is author/co-author of 4 books, 6 invited book chapters, 3 review articles, 8 NASA Tech Briefs, and 215 research papers including 92 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has been awarded seven U.S. Patents, so far. Dr. Bansal has also served on the international advisory boards of a number of international conferences. He was a member of the Technical Committee 18 of International Commission on Glass and Chair of its subcommittee on Diffusion in Glass Forming Melts. He is a member of the Technical Committee V.8.1 of International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He is an active member of the American Ceramic Society since 1982. As a member of the Engineering Ceramics Division, Dr. Bansal has served as chair of the Awards and Scholarship Committee. He is a past chair of the Northern Ohio section of the American Ceramic Society.

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Technical Overview
Research Activities and Progress on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells at USTC	p. 3
Cell and Stack Development and Performance
Development of Micro Tubular SOFCs and Stacks for Low Temperature Operation under 550[degree]C	p. 21
The Properties and Performance of Micro-Tubular (Less than 1 mm OD) Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	p. 29
Performance of the Gen 3.1 Liquid Tin Anode SOFC on Direct JP-8 Fuel	p. 41
Effect of Interconnect Creep on Long-Term Performance of SOFC of One Cell Stacks	p. 53
Effects of Compositions and Microstructures of Thin Anode Layer on the Performance of Honeycomb SOFCs Accumulated with Multi Micro Channel Cells	p. 65
Fabrication
Formation of Gas Sealing and Current Collecting Layers for Honeycomb-Type SOFCs	p. 73
Characterization and Testing
Evaluating Redox Stability of Ni-YSZ Supported SOFCs Based on Simple Layer Models	p. 81
Degradation Phenomena in SOFCs with Metallic Interconnects	p. 93
Pressure and Gas Concentration Effects on Voltage vs. Current Characteristics of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer	p. 105
In-Situ Temperature-Dependent X-Ray Diffraction Study of Ba(Zr[subscript 0.8-x]Ce[subscript x]Y[subscript 0.2])O[subscript 3-delta] Ceramics	p. 117
Evaluation of the Residual Stress Profiles of Practical Size Lanthanum Gallate-Based Cells in Radial Direction	p. 125
Electrodes
Effect of Spray Parameters on the Microstructure of La[subscript 1-x]Sr[subscript x]MnO[subscript 3] Cathode Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis	p. 139
Examination of Chromium's Effects on a LSM/YSZ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode	p. 147
Evolution of Ni-YSZ Microstructure and Its Relation to Steam Reforming Activity and YSZ Phase Stability	p. 159
Synthesis and Characterization of Ni Impregnated Porous YSZ Anodes for SOFCs	p. 173
The Reduction of NiO-YSZ Anode Precursor and Its Effect on the Microstructure and Elastic Properties at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures	p. 181
Microstructure Analysis on Network-Structure Formation of SOFC Anode from NiO-SDC Composite Particles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique	p. 193
Functionally Graded Composite Electrodes for Advanced Anode-Supported, Intermediate-Temperature SOFC	p. 203
Electrolytes
High Efficiency Lanthanide Doped Ceria-Zirconia Layered Electrolyte for SOFC	p. 217
Oxygen Ion Conductance in Epitaxially Grown Thin Film Electrolytes	p. 229
Interconnects
Development of New Type Current Collector for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell	p. 243
Electrical Conductivity and Oxidation Studies of Ceramic-Intermetallic Materials for SOFC Interconnect Application	p. 249
Seals
Improvement in Interface Resistance of Conductive Gas-Tight Sealing Materials for Stacking Micro-SOFC	p. 263
Electrolyzer
Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis for Production of Synthesis Gas in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells	p. 273
Author Index	p. 283
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