Achievements and Trends in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Clean Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 89
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic Rankine cycle system; simulation and control of internal combustion engines; solid oxide fuel cells
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Achievement of the peak carbon emissions target and carbon neutrality is critical for building a green and sustainable future. It is therefore necessary to develop and apply advanced technologies with high efficiency and zero-emission capabilities, such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). SOFCs exhibit great potential in transportation, large-scale power generation, data center power supply, domestic combined heat and power systems, and the chemical industry. However, challenges exist in the road to wide industrial application of SOFC systems. Issues involving materials, electrode structure, the cell fabrication process, electrochemical performance, in situ characterization, stack durability, system integration, and flexible fuels still need to be resolved.
This Special Issue will present technological progress in and novel ideas for performance improvement and industrial applications of solid oxide fuel cells. Topics of interest for publication include the following:
- Material design and characterization;
- Design of electrode microstructure;
- High-conductivity electrolytes;
- Preparation process development;
- Electrocatalytic performance;
- Electrochemical measurement and analysis;
- Long-term performance testing;
- System integration and optimization;
- Flexible fuels.
Dr. Enhua Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid oxide fuel cell
- material design
- electrode microstructure
- fabrication process
- cell performance
- stack design
- system integration
- flexible fuels
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