Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130093129 | METHOD OF FORMING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A method for forming a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) article includes forming a SOFC unit cell in a single, free-sintering process, wherein the SOFC unit cell is made of an electrolyte layer, an interconnect layer, a first electrode layer disposed between the electrolyte layer and the interconnect layer. The electrolyte layer of the SOFC unit cell is in compression after forming. | 04-18-2013 |
20130137014 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT CELLS - A bonding layer, disposed between an interconnect layer and an electrode layer of a solid oxide fuel cell article, may be formed from a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) powder having a monomodal particle size distribution (PSD) with a d | 05-30-2013 |
20130154147 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Articles and Methods of Forming - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) article including a SOFC unit cell having a functional layer of an average thickness of not greater than about 100 μm, wherein the functional layer has a first type of porosity having a vertical orientation, and the first type of porosity has an aspect ratio of length:width, the width substantially aligned with a dimension of thickness of the functional layer. | 06-20-2013 |
20130344415 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF FORMING - A method of forming a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) article includes providing a green electrode layer formed by a freeze-casting process and forming a green SOFC unit cell. The green SOFC unit cell includes a green electrolyte layer, a green cathode layer overlying the electrolyte layer, a green interconnect layer, and a green anode layer disposed between the green electrolyte layer and the interconnect layer. The method includes sintering the green SOFC unit cell in a single sintering process to form a sintered SOFC unit cell. | 12-26-2013 |
20140170531 | POWDER MIXTURE FOR LAYER IN A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - The present disclosure relates to solid oxide fuel cells, and particularly raw powder materials which form a layer in a solid oxide fuel. The raw powder materials include an ionic conductor powder material; and an electronic conductor powder material. The ratio of an average particle diameter of the ionic conductor powder material to an average particle diameter of the electronic conductor powder material is greater than about 1:1, and an average particle diameter of at least one of the electronic conductor powder material or the ionic conductor powder material is coarse. | 06-19-2014 |
20140186647 | BROAD PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION POWDERS FOR FORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL COMPONENTS - A raw material powder for forming a layer of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) article includes a broad particle size distribution (BPSD) defined by plotted curve of frequency versus diameter of the raw material powder may be characterized as having a first standard deviation including at least about 78% to at least about 99% of a total content of particles of the raw material powder. The plotted curve of the BPSD may also be characterized as having a first maximum value and a first minimum value, wherein the difference between the first maximum value and first minimum value is not greater than about 8%. | 07-03-2014 |
20150079494 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT CELLS - A bonding layer, disposed between an interconnect layer and an electrode layer of a solid oxide fuel cell article, may be formed from a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) powder having a monomodal particle size distribution (PSD) with a d | 03-19-2015 |
20150303506 | Electrolyte dopant system - A component of a solid oxide fuel cell includes an electrolyte having a stabilized zirconia and one or more dopants. The stabilized zirconia particles can have a d | 10-22-2015 |