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Ceramic Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Minh Nguyen Q.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1993.tb03645.x
Subject(s) - cermet , ceramic , materials science , solid oxide fuel cell , anode , cathode , electrolyte , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , hydrogen fuel , oxide , direct ethanol fuel cell , energy transformation , fabrication , electrode , fuel cells , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , chemistry , electrical engineering , engineering , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , thermodynamics
A ceramic fuel cell in an all solid‐state energy conversion device that produces electricity by electrochemically combining fuel and oxidant gases across an ionic conducting oxide. Current ceramic fuel cells use an oxygen‐ion conductor or a proton conductor as the electrolyte and operate at high temperatures (>600°C). Ceramic fuel cells, commonly referred to as solid‐oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), are presently under development for a variety of power generation applications. This paper reviews the science and technology of ceramic fuel cells and discusses the critical issues posed by the development of this type of fuel cell. The emphasis is given to the discussion of component materials (especially, ZrO 2 electrolyte, nickel/ZrO 2 cermet anode, LaMnO 3 cathode, and LaCrO 3 interconnect), gas reactions at the electrodes, stack designs, and processing techniques used in the fabrication of required ceramic structures.