A new technology for spraying advanced low-temperature (300∼600 °C) Solid oxide fuel cells

  • Kang Yuan
  • , Yueguang Yu
  • , Xiaoliang Lu
  • , Xiaojuan Ji
  • , Bin Zhu

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Abstract

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been developed for a hundred year and met a great challenge on material design and marketing. In recent years, new SOFC materials are dug up to achieve high energy-output performance at lower working temperature (300∼600 °C), namely low-temperature SOFC (LTSOFC). In this study, Ni-Co-Al-Li oxide (NCAL) was used for making dense, thin and uniform coatings on grooved bipolar electrode substrate for LTSOFC. Low-pressure plasma spray (LPPS) technology was applied to manufacture the NCAL coatings. The performance of a fuel cell package using the coated bipolars was tested between 350 and 600 °C, showing 6∼8 W power output with 4 single fuel cells (active area of 25 cm2). The LPPS technology is believed to be one of the ultimate ways for manufacturing the thin film/coatings for SOFC applications in future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition, ITSC 2017
PublisherASM International
Pages132-137
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781510858220
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition, ITSC 2017 - Dusseldorf, Germany
Duration: 7 Jun 20179 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Thermal Spray Conference
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceInternational Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition, ITSC 2017
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDusseldorf
Period7/06/179/06/17

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