Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs)
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 594
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced protonic ceramics and electrochemical devices for hydrogen technologies
Interests: high temperature proton conductors; hydrogen production; fuel cells; energy conversion; solid state electrochemistry; hydrogen separation
Interests: computational material design; solid oxides; nanotechnology; nanoelectronics
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Dear Colleagues,
Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs), including Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) and Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOECs), represent one of the most efficient electrochemical technologies for sustainable power generation, energy storage, and green hydrogen production. Beyond their role as high-efficiency energy conversion devices, SOCs, encompassing both oxide-ion and emerging protonic ceramic-based systems, are increasingly recognized as versatile electrochemical platforms that enable deep decarbonization by coupling renewable electricity with hydrogen production, energy storage, and sustainable chemical synthesis pathways. Their high efficiency, fuel flexibility, and capability for reversible operation position SOCs as key components of future low-carbon and integrated energy systems. In recent years, substantial progress has been achieved in materials development, cell and stack design, manufacturing strategies, and system integration.
This Special Issue, “Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs)”, aims to highlight recent breakthroughs in both conventional oxide-ion conducting SOCs and emerging protonic ceramic-based devices, including Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells (PCFCs) and Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis Cells (PCECs), which enable reduced operating temperatures, enhanced durability, and integration into various chemical processes. This Special Issue will cover advances in functional materials for electrolytes, electrodes, and interconnects, in addition to degradation phenomena, operando characterization, and innovative fabrication techniques, with particular emphasis on additive manufacturing and advanced printing technologies for SOC components and architectures.
Furthermore, this Special Issue will emphasize multiphysics modeling, digital twins, data-driven analysis, and AI-assisted approaches for materials discovery, microstructure optimization, performance enhancement, lifetime prediction, and system-level control. By bringing together experimental, theoretical, and computational research, this Special Issue seeks to provide a forward-looking perspective on the development of SOC and protonic ceramic technologies toward scalable, reliable, and cost-effective implementation.
Dr. Mariya E. Ivanova
Dr. Kwati Leonard
Dr. Aleksandar Staykov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
- solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs)
- reversible solid oxide cells (rSOCs)
- protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs)
- protonic ceramic electrolysis cells (PCECs)
- additive manufacturing
- hydrogen production
- multiphysics modeling
- artificial intelligence in electrochemistry
- functional ceramic materials
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