Operation of Thin-Film Electrolyte Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Lightweight and Stationary Stacks: Material and Microstructural Aspects
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Single-Cell Test
2.2. Lightweight Cassette Stack
2.3. Stationary Stack
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Cell Design and Manufacturing
3.1.1. Substrate
3.1.2. Fuel-Side Electrode
3.1.3. Electrolyte Membrane
3.1.4. Air-Side Electrode
3.1.5. Stack Assembly
3.1.6. Electron Microscopy
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Roehrens, D.; Packbier, U.; Fang, Q.; Blum, L.; Sebold, D.; Bram, M.; Menzler, N. Operation of Thin-Film Electrolyte Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Lightweight and Stationary Stacks: Material and Microstructural Aspects. Materials 2016, 9, 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090762
Roehrens D, Packbier U, Fang Q, Blum L, Sebold D, Bram M, Menzler N. Operation of Thin-Film Electrolyte Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Lightweight and Stationary Stacks: Material and Microstructural Aspects. Materials. 2016; 9(9):762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090762
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoehrens, Daniel, Ute Packbier, Qingping Fang, Ludger Blum, Doris Sebold, Martin Bram, and Norbert Menzler. 2016. "Operation of Thin-Film Electrolyte Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Lightweight and Stationary Stacks: Material and Microstructural Aspects" Materials 9, no. 9: 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090762