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High-temperature fuel cell with improved solid-electrolyte/electrode interface and method of producing the interface

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In this article, the effective interface between the electrolyte layer and an electrode layer is increased by a suitably treated surface of the electrolytes layer or by a porous and/or rough interlayer.
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This article is published in Journal of Power Sources.The article was published on 1994-04-18. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Proton exchange membrane fuel cell & Electrolyte.

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Structures and fabrication techniques for solid state electrochemical devices

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide low-cost, mechanically strong, highly electronically conductive porous substrates and associated structures for solid-state electrochemical devices, techniques for forming these structures, and devices incorporating the structures.
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Electrode structure for solid state electrochemical devices

TL;DR: In this article, a composite oxygen electrode/electrolyte structure for a solid state electrochemical device having a porous composite electrode in contact with a dense electrolyte membrane, which electrode includes: (a) a porous structure having interpenetrating networks of an ionicallyconductive material and an electronically conductive material, dispersed within the pores of the porous structure.
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Multiple layer membranes for fuel cells employing direct feed fuels

TL;DR: In this article, a cation exchange membrane having a laminated structure of at least three layers of Cation Exchange polymer is described. And the number of carbon atoms in the polymer backbone in relation to the Cation exchange groups defining an ion exchange ratio (IXR) for each layer.
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Single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell

TL;DR: In this paper, a single cell for SOFC operating at low temperatures is provided, including a first solid electrolyte with oxide ion conductivity at 800° C. of 0.015 S/cm or more and bending strength of 600 MPa or more.
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Solide oxide fuel cell stack with composite electrodes and method for making

TL;DR: A planar solid oxide fuel cell stack has a number of fuel cells (anode/electrolyte/cathode) connected in series by a gas tight, electrically conductive interconnection.
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Solid electrolyte fuel cell

TL;DR: In this article, a flat plate cell consisting of an electrolyte layer, an anode, and a cathode is interposed with a set of gas passage plates made of a heat resistant metal such as a nickel-chromium alloy.
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Arrangement of fuel cells based on a high-temperature solid electrolyte of stabilized zirconium oxide for achieving maximum possible power

TL;DR: In this paper, a high-temperature solid electrolyte of stabilized ZrO 2 was used for fuel cells to achieve maximum possible power in minimum space by electrical series connection and mechanical stacking of a plurality of flat, plane plate-shaped fuel cells.
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Monolithic fuel cell having improved interconnect layer

TL;DR: A fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode and a solid electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, and interconnect means for providing an electrical connection located adjacent to either the cathodes or the anodes but not adjacent to the solid electrolytes as mentioned in this paper.
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Multilayer ceramic oxide solid electrolyte for fuel cells and electrolysis cells and method for fabrication thereof

TL;DR: In this article, an unitary layered ceramic structure is described, which comprises co-sintered layers of yttria stabilized zirconia ("YSZ") and strontium lanthanum manganite ("LSM") having approximate molecular composition La 0.8 Sr 0.2 MnO 3, having interconnected porosity from about 40 to 50% with an interconnected pore diameter from about one micron to about five microns.
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Method of electrode fabrication for solid oxide electrochemical cells

TL;DR: In this paper, a process for fabricating cermet electrodes for solid oxide electrochemical cells by sintering is described, in which a porous metal electrode is fabricated on a solid oxide cell, such as a fuel cell, by Sintering, and is then infiltrated with a high volume fraction stabilized zirconia suspension.