Solid Oxide Cells in the Future of Clean Energy Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); mixed ionic and electronic conductor (MIEC); solid state ionics; solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC); reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC)
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Dear Colleagues,
Devices based on solid oxide cells (SOC) are of great interest due to their prospective impact on clean energy generation. The commercialization of SOC-based systems is being developed and propagated by pioneering firms like Boom Energy, Haldor Topsoe, or Ceres Power. However, issues related to the efficiency, longevity, and costs of production for solid fuel oxide cells, reversible solid oxide cells, and high-temperature electrolyzers are still important. This Special Issue of Energies will focus on studies related to cell and SOCs stack designs, including both oxygen and high-temperature protonic conducting, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Novel materials for SOCs, enhanced technologies for the fabrication of the electrodes, electrolyte membranes, and functional layers;
- Design of the cells, single repeating units, and stacks;
- Characterization of the electrochemical performance of the cells;
- Electrochemical degradation of the cells in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), protonic ceramic fuel cell (PCFC), solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), protonic ceramic electrolysis cell (PCEC), and solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell (SOFEC) modes;
- Characterization and degradation of the interfaces in single repeating units, including anode and cathode electric contacts as well as the possible impact of the sealing;
- Novel and unusual application of solid oxide cells like electrocatalytic reactors, etc.
This Special Issue aims to publish studies pertaining to single cells, short and long stacks, and the design, performance, and degradation issues.
Dr. Yevgeniy Naumovich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
- solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC)
- reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC)
- solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell (SOFEC)
- protonic ceramic fuel cell (PCFC)
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