Effect of Sintering Temperature and Applied Load on Anode-Supported Electrodes for SOFC Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Cell Fabrication
2.1.1. Heat-Treatment of the Anode-Supported Electrolyte
2.1.2. Heat-Treatment of the Cathode
2.2. Evaluating the Effects of Flatness and Deformation on the Cell
2.3. Surface Roughness and Microstructural Characterization
2.4. Cell Testing
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Applied Loads on the Flatness and Deformation of the Anode-Supported Electrolyte
3.2. Effect of Co-Sintering Temperature on the Microstructural Properties
3.3. Surface Roughness
3.4. X-ray Diffraction Pattern
3.5. Cell Performance
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
SOFC | Solid oxide fuel cell |
SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
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Nguyen, X.-V.; Chang, C.-T.; Jung, G.-B.; Chan, S.-H.; Huang, W.C.-W.; Hsiao, K.-J.; Lee, W.-T.; Chang, S.-W.; Kao, I.-C. Effect of Sintering Temperature and Applied Load on Anode-Supported Electrodes for SOFC Application. Energies 2016, 9, 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090701
Nguyen X-V, Chang C-T, Jung G-B, Chan S-H, Huang WC-W, Hsiao K-J, Lee W-T, Chang S-W, Kao I-C. Effect of Sintering Temperature and Applied Load on Anode-Supported Electrodes for SOFC Application. Energies. 2016; 9(9):701. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090701
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Xuan-Vien, Chang-Tsair Chang, Guo-Bin Jung, Shih-Hung Chan, Wilson Chao-Wei Huang, Kai-Jung Hsiao, Win-Tai Lee, Shu-Wei Chang, and I-Cheng Kao. 2016. "Effect of Sintering Temperature and Applied Load on Anode-Supported Electrodes for SOFC Application" Energies 9, no. 9: 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090701