Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IV

Preface. Introduction. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW. Research Activities and Progress on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells at USTC ( Guangyao Meng, Ranran Peng, Changrong Xia, and Xingqin Liu ). CELL AND STACK DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE. Development of Micro Tubular SOFCs and Stacks for Low 21 Temperature Operation under 550-C ( Toshio Suzuki, Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, and Yoshihiro Funahashi ). The Properties and Performance of Micro-Tubular (Less than 1 mm OD) Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ( N. Sarnrnes, J.Pusz, A. Smirnova, A. Moharnrnadi, F. Serincan, Z. Xiaoyu, M. Awano, T. Suzuki, T. Yarnaguchi, Y. Fujishiro, and Y. Funahashi ). Performance of the Gen 3.1 Liquid Tin Anode SOFC on Direct JP-8 Fuel ( M.T. Koslowske, W.A. McPhee, L.S. Baternan, M.J. Slaney, J. Bentley and T.T. Tao ). Effect of Interconnect Creep on Long-Term Performance of SOFC of One Cell Stacks ( W.N. Liu, X. Sun, and M.A. Khaleel ). Effects of Compositions and Microstructures of Thin Anode Layer on the Performance of Honeycomb SOFCs Accumulated with Multi Micro Channel Cells ( Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Sota Shirnizu, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano ). FABRICATION. Formation of Gas Sealing and Current Collecting Layers for Honeycomb-Type SOFCs ( Sota Shirnizu, Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano ). CHARACTERIZATION AND TESTING. Evaluating Redox Stability of Ni-YSZ Supported SOFCs Based on Simple Layer Models ( Trine Klernenser and Bent F. Sarensen ). Degradation Phenomena in SOFCs with Metallic Interconnects ( Norbert H. Menzler, Frank Tietz, Martin Brarn, lzaak C. Vinke, and L.G.J. (Bert) de Haart ). Pressure and Gas Concentration Effects on Voltage vs. Current Characteristics of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer ( V. Hugo Schmidt and Laura M. Lediaev ). In-Situ Temperature-Dependent X-Ray Diffraction Study of Ba(Zro.8.xCexY0.2)03C-, eramics ( C.-S. Tu, R. R. Chien, S.-C. Lee, C.-L. Tsai, V. H. Schmidt, A. Keith, S. A. Hall, and N. P. Santorsola ). Evaluation of the Residual Stress Profiles of Practical Size Lanthanum Gallate-Based Cells in Radial Direction ( Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Hiroshi Deguchi, Yoshiyuki Kubota, and Kei Hosoi ). ELECTRODES. Effect of Spray Parameters on the Microstructure of La,-,Sr,MnO, Cathode Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis ( Hoda Arnani Harnedani, Klaus-Herrnann Dahrnen, Dongsheng Li, and Harnid Garrnestani ). Examination of Chromium's Effects on a LSMNSZ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode ( T.A. Cruse, M. Krumpelt, B.J. Ingrarn, S. Wang, and P.A. Salvador ). Evolution of Ni-YSZ Microstructure and Its Relation to Steam Reforming Activity and YSZ Phase Stability ( D. L. King, J.J. Strohm, P. Singh ). Synthesis and Characterization of Ni Impregnated Porous YSZ Anodes for SOFCs ( C. Anand Singh.and Venkatesan V. Krishnan ). The Reduction of NiO-YSZ Anode Precursor and Its Effect on the Microstructure and Elastic Properties at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures ( Thangamani Nithyanantham, Saraswathi Nambiappan Thangavel, Sornnath Biswas, and Sukumar Bandopadhyay ). Microstructure Analysis on Network-Structure Formation of SOFC Anode from NiO-SDC Composite Particles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique ( Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Hiroshi Ijichi, and Hideyuki Nagahara ). Functionally Graded Composite Electrodes for Advanced Anode- Supported, Intermediate-Temperature SOFC ( Juan L. Sepulveda, Raouf 0. Loutfy, Sekyung Chang, Peiwen Li, and Ananth Kotwal ). ELECTROLYTES. High Efficiency Lanthanide Doped Ceria-Zirconia Layered Electrolyte for SOFC ( Juan L. Sepulveda, Sekyung Chang, and Raouf 0. Loutfy ). Oxygen Ion Conductance in Epitaxially Grown Thin Film Electrolytes ( S. Thevuthasan, Z. Yu, S. Kuchibhatla, L.V. Saraf, 0. A. Marina, V. Shutthanandan, P. Nachimuthu, and C. M. Wang ). INTERCONNECTS. Development of New Type Current Collector for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ( Tsuneji Kameda, Kentaro Matsunaga, Masato Yoshino, Takayuki Fukasawa, Norikazu Osada, Masahiko Yamada, and Yoshiyasu ltoh ). Electrical Conductivity and Oxidation Studies of Ceramiclntermetallic Materials for SOFC Interconnect Application ( Yukun Pang, Hua Xie, and Rasit Koc ). SEALS. Improvement in Interface Resistance of Conductive Gas-Tight Sealing Materials for Stacking Micro-SOFC ( Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Kaori Jono, and Masahiko Matsumiya ) ELECTROLYZER. Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis for Production of Synthesis Gas in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells ( Sune Dalgaard Ebbesen and Mogens Mogensen ). Author Index.