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20100151352 | Composites and Composite Membranes - The invention relates to the following types of composite membranes; composites or composite membranes obtained by adding a metal salt, e.g. from ZrOCl | 06-17-2010 |
20100159355 | Electrolyte Sheet for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Process for Producing the Same, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - This invention provides an electrolyte sheet for solid oxide fuel cells, characterized in: being formed by a doctor blade method or an extrusion molding method; being a scandia partially stabilized zirconia sheet, wherein 4 mol % to 6 mol % scandia is doped in a solid zirconia; a crystal structure thereof has a polycrystalline structure having a main body of tetragonal and including monoclinic phase, wherein a ratio of monoclinic phase (M), calculated by below described formula (1) from a diffraction peak intensity using X-ray diffraction, is 1% to 80%; and a Weibull modulus (m) thereof is not less than 10: | 06-24-2010 |
20100159356 | Reduction-Oxidation-Tolerant Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - An anode component of a solid oxide fuel cell is formed by combining a relatively coarse yttria-stabilized-zirconium (YSZ) powder, that is substantially composed of elongated particles, with a relatively fine NiO/YSZ or NiO powder of reduced particle size, whereby, upon sintering the combined powders, the coarse YSZ powder forms a microstructural cage of open porosity wherein the fine powder is distributed through the open porosity of the cage. A method of forming a cathode component includes combining a coarse YSZ powder, that is substantially composed of elongated particles, with a fine lanthanum strontium manganite powder of reduced particle size, whereby, upon sintering the combined powders, the coarse YSZ powder forms a microstructural cage of open porosity, wherein the fine powder is distributed through the open porosity of the cage. | 06-24-2010 |
20100167168 | Hydrophilic Adjuvant - Disclosed is an adjuvant capable of imparting a hydrophilic or superhydrophilic function to various materials or interfaces. The hydrophilic adjuvant comprises: a composite metal oxide containing Si and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti(IV), Zr(IV), Sn(IV) and Al(III); and a hydrophilic group-containing organic compound physically or chemically bonded with the Ti(IV), Zr(IV), Sn(IV) or Al of the composite metal oxide. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167169 | Current Collectors for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks - A sulfur tolerant anode current collector material includes a mesh or foam that includes a cermet. The cermet includes a metallic component and a ceramic component. The metallic component includes nickel, an alloy including nickel and cobalt, or a mixture including a nickel compound and a cobalt compound. The ceramic component includes a mixed conducting electrolyte material. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167170 | Co-doped YSZ electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cell stacks - A solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte is fabricated by combining an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder with α-Al | 07-01-2010 |
20100178587 | Cell for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Method for Manufacturing Same - There is provided an SOFC cell and manufacturing method thereof whereby the occurrence of Cr poisoning of the air electrode can be satisfactorily suppressed in an SOFC cell formed by joining together an air electrode with a Cr-containing alloy or the like. A Cr(VI) oxide suppressing state is induced for suppressing the formation of Cr(VI) oxides in an alloy or oxide during a firing process in which an alloy or oxide and an air electrode are fired in a state of being joined together. | 07-15-2010 |
20100178588 | FABRICATING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - A method for making a solid oxide fuel cell component includes depositing a cathode material directly onto a metallic interconnect. The interconnect may comprise stainless steel or another suitable metal. The cathode material may comprise a ceramic. Examples of cathode materials are yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and mixtures of YSZ with other ceramics such as lanthanum strontium manganate. The cathode material may be deposited by plasma spraying. A pore former may be plasma sprayed together with the cathode material to provide a porous cathode. Electrolyte and anode materials may be deposited on the cathode material also by plasma spraying. Plasma conditions may be selected to provide a dense electrolyte layer. | 07-15-2010 |
20100183947 | Highly Sinterable Lanthanum Strontium Titanate Interconnects Through Doping - An interconnect material is formed by combining a lanthanum-doped strontium titanate with an aliovalent transition metal to form a precursor composition and sintering the precursor composition to form the interconnect material. The aliovalent transition metal can be an electron-acceptor dopant, such as manganese, cobalt, nickel or iron, or the aliovalent transition metal can be an electron-donor dopant, such as niobium or tungsten. A solid oxide fuel cell, or a strontium titanate varistor, or a strontium titanate capacitor can include the interconnect material that includes a lanthanum-doped strontium titanate that is further doped with an aliovalent transition metal. | 07-22-2010 |
20100183948 | Closed-end nanotube arrays as an electrolyte of a solid oxide fuel cell - The present invention provides solid oxide fuel cell that includes an electrolyte membrane, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer, where the electrolyte membrane is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The electrolyte membrane includes a solid electrolyte structure having at least two solid electrolyte nanoscopic closed-end tubes, where an open-ended base of each solid electrolyte nanoscopic closed-end tube is connected by a solid electrolyte layer. | 07-22-2010 |
20100190090 | STACK STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL APPARATUS - A stack structure includes plate-like electrochemical cells of ceramic, each having a pair of main surfaces and a side surface, and plate-like retainer pieces. The cell includes a first electrode in contact with first gas, a solid electrolyte, and a second electrode in contact with second gas. The first electrode has a gas flow channel formed therein and adapted to allow flow of the first gas. The cell has gas inflow and outflow ports. The retainer piece includes a body portion having a through-hole formed therein, and a pair of protrusions protruding from the body portion. The retainer piece has a communication hole formed therein and adapted to establish communication between the through-hole and a space formed between the protrusions. The cell is held by the paired protrusions, thereby establishing communication between the gas inflow or outflow port of the cell and the communication hole of the retainer piece. | 07-29-2010 |
20100216053 | Stack flow path of planar solid oxide fuel cell - Through protrusion on channel area, a fuel flows higher to have a better reaction with a power generating plate of an SOFC. A material is selected for stacks to reduce the number of stacks and to simplify an assembling process of the stacks. | 08-26-2010 |
20100239952 | IONIC ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MAKING USE OF IONIC ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE - To provide an ionic electrolyte membrane structure that enables contact between the air pole and the fuel pole in which structure an edge face of the interface between an ion conducting layer and an ion non-conducting layer stands bare on a plane, an ionic electrolyte membrane structure which transmits ions only is made up of i) a substrate having a plurality of pores which have been made through the substrate in the thickness direction thereof and ii) a plurality of multi-layer membranes each comprising an ion conducting layer formed of an ion conductive material and an ion non-conducting layer formed of an ion non-conductive material which have alternately been formed in laminae a plurality of times on each inner wall surface of the pores of the substrate in such a way that the multi-layer membranes fill up the pores completely; the ions only being transmitted in the through direction by way of the multi-layer membranes provided on the inner wall surfaces of the pores. | 09-23-2010 |
20100266930 | POWDER FOR ELECTROLYTE IN FUEL CELLS - An agglomerated powder is formed comprising a metal oxide agglomerated with at least one alkaline carbonate to be used as an electrolyte in fuel cells. The obtained agglomerates exhibit good flow properties which facilitates the handling of the powder and improved homogeneity and stability compared to a plain mixture of the ingredients. In a preferred embodiment the technology is directed to agglomerating fine and irregular particulate ceria powder with lithium and sodium or potassium carbonates to be used for compaction of thin plates used as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells. A powder to be used as electrolyte in fuel cells, comprising a metal oxide and at least one alkali carbonate is provided. A bonding is formed between the metal oxide and the at least one alkali carbonate during mixing thereby providing an agglomerated powder and avoiding segregation. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273089 | Solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte and method - A method of making a solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte includes preheating a substrate on which an oxide electrolyte layer is to be deposited to a substrate temperature of about 1100° C. and above, impinging a surface of a source comprising the oxide with an electron beam in an evacuated chamber at a pressure of about 10 | 10-28-2010 |
20100285393 | Hydrogen-permeable structure, method of manufacturing thereof and fuel cell using the same - Objects of the present invention are to provide a hydrogen-permeable structure having excellent durability, in which adherence between a hydrogen-permeable base and a proton conductive film is excellent, peel-off at an interface thereof is suppressed, and stable performance can be kept for a long time, and to provide a method of manufacturing the hydrogen-permeable structure and a fuel cell having excellent durability, in which the hydrogen-permeable structure is used. The present invention relates to a hydrogen-permeable structure including a hydrogen-permeable base in which a fluctuation range of a d value by X-ray analysis measurement is at most 0.05% in a region within 2 μm deep from a surface, and an oxide proton conductive film formed on a surface thereof, and also relates to a method of manufacturing the hydrogen-permeable structure and a fuel cell using the hydrogen-permeable structure. | 11-11-2010 |
20100310966 | COAXIAL FUEL CELL OR ELECTROLYSER MODULE WITH BALL INTERCONNECTORS - Elementary electro-chemical cells and interconnectors composed firstly of a gas separation tube and secondly of a plurality of balls occupy the spaces between these gas separation tubes and elementary cells, are thus inserted alternately. The balls allow uniform distribution of gas on cell operational surfaces and increase the number of electrical contacts between the separation tubes and the elementary cells. | 12-09-2010 |
20100330457 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A stacked body for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a fuel electrode layer having a fuel channel formed therein, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer. The fuel electrode layer contains zircon. With this, the degree of the contraction of the fuel electrode layer, which is produced when a reduction process is executed to the fuel electrode layer in order to allow the fuel electrode layer to function as an anode electrode, can be suppressed. When a reduction process is performed to the fuel channel in the assembled stack structure that includes plural stacked bodies and plural interconnectors, the present invention can prevent the occurrence of the situation in which the electrical connection is lost at a part of the electrically connected portion between the stacked body and the interconnector due to the contraction. | 12-30-2010 |
20110003235 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a metal frame, a porous metal substrate, a first anode isolation layer, an anode interlayer, a second anode isolation layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode isolation layer, a cathode interlayer and a cathode current collecting layer. The first anode isolation layer, the anode interlayer, the second anode isolation layer, the electrolyte layer, the cathode isolation layer, the cathode interlayer and the cathode current collecting layer are sequentially disposed on the porous metal substrate. The first anode isolation layer is porous sub-micron structured or porous micron structured; the anode interlayer is porous nano structured; the second anode isolation layer is dense structured or porous nano structured; the electrolyte is dense and gas-tight; the cathode isolation layer is dense structured or porous nano structured; the cathode interlayer is porous nano structured or porous sub-micron structured; and the cathode current collecting layer is porous micron structured. | 01-06-2011 |
20110027693 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell includes plural anodes and plural cathodes, which are alternately stacked on each other and have non-overlapping sections where the anodes and the cathodes do not overlap partially. The plural anodes are electrically connected to the first electrode, and the plural cathodes are electrically connected to the second electrode. At least between the anode and the cathode, the solid electrolyte is installed. Partitioning sections are disposed between each of the cathodes and the first electrode, and between each of the anodes and the second electrode. | 02-03-2011 |
20110033779 | Insulation for SOFC Systems - The invention is directed to insulating compositions for use in solid oxide fuel cells. Such compositions can be used to prevent seal damage and increase the electrical and ion efficiency. | 02-10-2011 |
20110039186 | Disc Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Provided is a disc type solid oxide fuel cell; and, more particularly, to a disc type solid oxide fuel cell in which each element is stacked on a supporting member, thereby improving stacking efficiency and also reducing a size of the fuel cell, and in which a unit cell is sinter-bonded with a metal supporter and the metal supporter is welded to a separating plate, thereby improving durability and sealing ability. | 02-17-2011 |
20110053044 | PROTON-CONDUCTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A proton-conducting structure that exhibits favorable proton conductivity in the temperature range of not lower than 100° C., and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. After a pyrophosphate salt containing Sn, Zr, Ti or Si is mixed with phosphoric acid, the mixture is maintained at a temperature of not less than 80° C. and not more than 150° C., and thereafter maintained at a temperature of not less than 200° C. and not more than 400° C. to manufacture a proton-conducting structure. The proton-conducting structure of the present invention has a core made of tin pyrophosphate, and a coating layer formed on the surface of the core, the coating layer containing Sn and O, and having a coordination number of O with respect to Sn of grater than 6. | 03-03-2011 |
20110086289 | PEROVSKITE-LIKE STRUCTURES - A Perovskite-like structure and its device applications are disclosed. One Perovskite-like structure disclosed includes a compound having an empirical chemical formula [A(B | 04-14-2011 |
20110091794 | FUEL ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE FUEL ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A fuel electrode material including a metal oxide having a perovskite type crystalline structure and represented by Formula 1: | 04-21-2011 |
20110104584 | METAL SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell in which a metal supported cell formed at one side or both sides of a unit cell is directly welded to a separation plate so as to achieve sealing therebetween, thereby preventing fuel gas and air from being leaked or mixed before reaction, and the fuel gas and air are supplied through each assigned passage so as to increase energy production efficiency and also remarkably enhance durability and sealing efficiency. The metal supported SOFC includes a unit cell | 05-05-2011 |
20110111324 | BONDING MEMBER - Powders of respective metal elements (Mn, Co) constituting a transition metal oxide (MnCo | 05-12-2011 |
20110117475 | Anode supported solid oxide fuel cell - An anode supported solid oxide fuel cell including a cylinder-type anode, the cylinder-type anode having a hollow part therein; an electrolyte and an air gap sequentially laminated on an outer peripheral surface of the anode; and a plurality of conductors in the hollow part, the conductors being capable of current collecting in the cell. | 05-19-2011 |
20110143259 | FUEL CELL AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a fuel cell which can obtain a sufficiently high electromotive force even under a low-temperature condition such as room temperature without using a deleterious substance or platinum. This fuel cell uses an electrolyte layer containing a layer-shaped metal oxide which has been subjected to the steam treatment. | 06-16-2011 |
20110189586 | Nanometer and sub-micron laminar structure of LaxSryMnOz for solid oxide fuel cells application - Structures, deposition systems and deposition processes related generally to a solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are provided. A nanometer to submicron laminar structure of La | 08-04-2011 |
20110189587 | Interconnect Member for Fuel Cell - A solid oxide fuel cell includes a plurality of fuel cell tubes. Each fuel cell includes an active area and an anode outer surface disposed downstream the active area. The solid oxide fuel cell tube further includes an interconnect member disposed circumferentially around the fuel cell tube electrically contacting the anode outer surface. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189588 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND BRAZING METHOD BETWEEN CELL AND CAP - A solid oxide fuel cell and a brazing method between a cell and a cap of a fuel cell capable of simplifying a brazing process relative to the related art are disclosed. Thus, improved production efficiency and an air seal while saving on the amount of filler metal used is achieved, by improving the structure of the sealing cap combined with the end of the cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes a hollow tube type cell and a sealing cap combined with the end of the cell, the cap has a structure in which a passage tube which is in contact with a hollow portion of the cell is provided in the center of the cap and a combination tube combined with the cell end is integrally provided on the circumference of the passage tube to form a cell insertion space between the passage tube and the combination tube, and a brazing surface formed on the bottom of the cell insertion space and a filler metal diffusion space formed at the side of the brazing surface. | 08-04-2011 |
20110195342 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL REACTOR - An integral ceramic membrane for a fuel cell is provided, with a non-porous layer and porous layers both formed of proton conducting material. The proton-conducting material may be a compound or mixture of compounds of the formula X1-X2-O | 08-11-2011 |
20110212384 | ANODE CATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELL MEMBRANE REACTORS - Anode catalysts for conversion of hydrocarbon feeds in solid oxide fuel cell membrane reactors. An anode catalyst may be a mixture of a metal with a metal oxide, for example a mixture of copper or copper-nickel alloy or copper-cobalt alloy with Cr | 09-01-2011 |
20110217622 | ELECTROCHEMICAL-CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL WITH POWER GENERATION - The present invention discloses an electrochemical-catalytic converter, which can remove nitrogen oxides (NO | 09-08-2011 |
20110217623 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS - The present invention refers to an inorganic proton conducting electrolyte consisting of a mesoporous crystalline metal oxide matrix and a heteropolyacid bound within the mesoporous matrix. The present invention also refers to a fuel cell including such an electrolyte and methods for manufacturing such inorganic electrolytes. | 09-08-2011 |
20110236794 | ELECTROLYTE FOR AN SOFC BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrolyte for an SOFC battery comprising a CVD (chemical vapour deposition) deposition step, on a substrate, of a stack of at least three layers of materials YSZ/X/YSZ, X being a different material than YSZ. | 09-29-2011 |
20110269058 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing an SOFC, a cathode current-collecting wire is spirally wound around the outer circumferential surface of a unit cell having a cylindrical anode, a cylindrical electrolyte and a cylindrical cathode, sequentially stacked therein. In the method, the length of a portion at which the cathode current-collecting wire is wound is shorter than that of a portion at which the cathode is formed. Accordingly, the stability of the SOFC can be improved by preventing a phenomenon that the SOFC is shorted due to the breakdown of an electrolyte in the operation of the SOFC. | 11-03-2011 |
20110281201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTORS OF AN ENERGY GENERATING DEVICE - An electrical circuit is presented that includes an anode conductor formed from a first wire and a cathode conductor formed from a second wire. The first wire and the second wire each comprised of a predetermined diameter. At least a portion of the predetermined diameter of the wires is compressed or extruded to provide an increased surface area. The conductors are disposed about an electrolyte material of an energy generating device, e.g., a fuel cell. The increased surface area of the leads increases a total collected energy of the fuel cell without increasing the conductor mass or tensile strength such that weight and other characteristics of the fuel cell are not adversely impacted as compared to conventional fuel cell arrangements. | 11-17-2011 |
20110294039 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTE, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTE - A solid oxide electrolyte including an oxide represented by Formula 1: | 12-01-2011 |
20110294040 | PROTON-CONDUCTING HYBRID GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Proton-conducting hybrid glass and a method for manufacturing the same. The proton-conducting hybrid glass has CsPWA created inside the pores of borosilicate glass. The proton-conducting hybrid glass can be used as an electrolyte for electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells and sensors. When the proton-conducting hybrid glass is used as an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, excellent thermal and chemical stability is realized in the range from a high temperature to an intermediate temperature of 120° C. A high proton conductivity of 10 | 12-01-2011 |
20120040273 | PROTON CONDUCTIVE INORGANIC THIN FILM, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE PROTON CONDUCTIVE INORGANIC THIN FILM - A proton-conductive inorganic thin film including an inorganic proton conductor, a method of forming the proton-conductive inorganic thin film, and a fuel cell including the proton-conductive inorganic thin film as an electrolyte membrane. | 02-16-2012 |
20120082920 | CO-FIRED METAL INTERCONNECT SUPPORTED SOFC - A method of making a planar solid oxide fuel cell is described involving:
| 04-05-2012 |
20120094213 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A solid oxide electrolyte membrane including a solid oxide electrolyte layer; and an insulating layer formed as a conformal layer on a single surface or two opposite surfaces of the solid oxide electrolyte layer and including nano-grains having a average crystal grain size of 30 nm or less, a method of manufacturing the solid oxide electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell including the solid oxide electrolyte membrane. | 04-19-2012 |
20120100459 | EXTREME TEMPERATURE GASKET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An extreme temperature gasket material capable of withstanding temperatures in excess of 850° F. is provided. The extreme temperature gasket generally includes an inorganic filler, an inorganic fiber, and an organic binder. In some embodiments, the inorganic filler is from 75 to 90 wt % of the gasket material and can include submicron-sized talc particles. The inorganic fiber can be from 5 to 20 wt % of the gasket material and can include silicic acid fiber. The binder can be a latex emulsion and can be present in the gasket material in the range of from 1 to 5 wt % of the gasket material. The gasket material also can include additives, such as flocculant and defoamer. In some embodiments, the amount of organic material present in the gasket material is limited to less than 5 wt % of the gasket material. | 04-26-2012 |
20120115067 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS OF CO2 ENERGY SOURCE ADOPTED IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - CO2 ENERGY CONVERSION CYCLE - A process and apparatus of “Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-CO | 05-10-2012 |
20120141916 | Structured Body for an Anode Used in Fuel Cells - The structured body intended for use for an anode ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120189944 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte for a solid oxide fuel cell, the solid electrolyte including: a zirconia layer; and a hybrid layer including a hybrid phase according to Formula 1: | 07-26-2012 |
20130095412 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes a unit cell, which includes a first electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and a second electrode layer that are sequentially laminated from an inner region to an outer region of the unit cell; and an interconnector electrically connected to the first electrode layer, exposed to outside of the unit cell, and electrically insulated from the second electrode. The solid oxide fuel cell further includes a first porous current collector on an outer surface of the second electrode layer; a first adhesive layer interposed between the first porous current collector and the second electrode layer; a second porous current collector on an outer surface of the interconnector; and a second adhesive layer interposed between the second porous current collector and the interconnector. | 04-18-2013 |
20130101922 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes ceramic-based materials and a glass-based materials or conductive metals and glass-based materials. | 04-25-2013 |
20130137012 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ELECTRODE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) interconnect comprises a metal sheet with an air side and a fuel side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The metal sheet comprises a metallic composite having a matrix. The matrix comprises a first metal. The metal sheet also comprises a plurality of discontinuous, elongated, directional reinforcement wires. The reinforcement wires comprise a second metal that is immiscible in the first metal. An oxidation protection layer is disposed on the air side of the metal sheet. | 05-30-2013 |
20130157172 | IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an ion-conducting material, comprising, as a composition in terms of mol o, 15 to 80% of P | 06-20-2013 |
20130177835 | PROTON CONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PROTON CONDUCTOR - By using a composite material that is produced from an acid salt of an oxo acid compound and an azole compound, a proton conductor with good proton conductivity properties under medium temperature, non-humidified conditions may be achieved. The composite material may be produced by mechanical milling of the acid salt of the oxo acid compound and the azole compound using a planetary ball mill The structure of the composite material obtained by the mixing processing may be different from that of a mixture of the acid salt of the oxo acid compound and the azole compound. Therefore, it may be possible to produce the proton conductor that has good proton conductivity properties under medium temperature, non-humidified conditions with a simple method of mechanical mixing. | 07-11-2013 |
20130216938 | CO2 TOLERANT, MIXED CONDUCTIVE OXIDE AND USES THEREOF FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION - The material according to the invention is based on a material having the composition Ln | 08-22-2013 |
20130230791 | Current collection apparatus and method of processing for a solid oxide fuel cell thereof - A current collection apparatus and its method of processing for a solid oxide fuel cell, which mainly includes using screen printing process to print conductive adhesive onto the surface of the electrode of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), forming a current collection layer with drying process, using an appropriate amount of conductive adhesive to paste a conductive wire onto the current collection layer, forming an adhesion layer through drying, fixing the conductive wire on the electrode surface with an appropriate amount of ceramic adhesive, and forming a fixing layer after baking. A good connection is hence made between metal conductive wire and electrode through current collection layer, not only the interface impedance between electrode and current collection layer can be reduced effectively, but also the output power density of the SOFC unit cell can be enhanced, and stable as well as long term power output can be provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20130344416 | METHODS OF MAKING AND USING OXIDE CERAMIC SOLIDS AND PRODUCTS AND DEVICES RELATED THERETO - Various embodiments relate to a method comprising combining a chelating agent, one or more non-aqueous organic solvents and one or more metallic compounds to produce an oxide ceramic solid in a non-aqueous solution based reaction, wherein the oxide ceramic solid contains metal-oxygen-metal bonds. The oxide ceramic solid can comprise, for example, a gel or a powder. Various devices, including electrolyte interfaces and energy storage devices are also provided. In one embodiment, the oxide ceramic solid is a cubic garnet having a nominal formula of Li | 12-26-2013 |
20140004446 | CERIA-BASED COMPOSITION INCLUDING BISMUTH OXIDE, CERIA-BASED COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE POWDER INCLUDING BISMUTH OXIDE, METHOD FOR SINTERING THE SAME AND SINTERED BODY MADE THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140093809 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Mg/Si molar ratio of 1.90 to 2.2 both inclusive, and an A-to-B ratio (A/B) of 0.0% to 9.0% both inclusive, where A denotes a maximum peak height which appears at a diffraction angle 2θ=26.5° to 27.0° and B denotes a maximum peak height which appears at 36.5° to 37.0° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using Cu—Kα radiation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140113216 | TREATMENT METHOD FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A treatment method for solid oxide fuel cells includes: measuring a radius of curvature of a cell; measuring a surface resistance of cathode current collecting layer of a cell; performing an alcohol permeating test of a cell; performing simultaneously several stages of compression and heating or cooling to a cell; an apparatus for completing above stages is also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140162174 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, FUEL BATTERY CELL, AND FUEL BATTERY - Provided is solid electrolyte utilizing a composite oxide of a RP-type structure, that is useful for achieving strong electromotive force and enhanced current-voltage characteristics of a fuel battery, has enhanced ion conductivity and sufficiently inhibited electronic conductivity, and is capable of intercalation of a large amount of water or hydrogen groups, as well as a solid electrolyte membrane, a fuel battery cell, and a fuel battery. The solid electrolyte and the solid electrolyte membrane of the present invention has been obtained by subjecting a particular composite oxide of a RP-type structure or a membrane thereof to a treatment of at least one of hydroxylation and hydration, and has a property that the mass determined by TG measurement at 400° C. is less than that at 250° C. by not less than 4.0%. | 06-12-2014 |
20140178795 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTERCONNECTOR FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell including: a unit cell including an anode, an electrolyte, and a cathode; interconnectors having a rugged shape due to a channel and a protruded portion formed on one surface or both surfaces of a body and arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, wherein a lower surface and a side of the channel are stacked with oxidation resistance insulating ceramic layers. In particular, the present invention includes a method of manufacturing an interconnector for a planar solid oxide fuel cell. | 06-26-2014 |
20140193743 | METHOD FOR THE DENSIFICATION OF CERAMIC LAYERS, ESPECIALLY CERAMIC LAYERS WITHIN SOLID OXIDE CELL (SOC) TECHNOLOGY, AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - A ceramic layer, especially for use in solid oxide cell (SOC) technology, is densified in a method comprising (a) providing a multilayer system by depositing the porous ceramic layer, which is to be densified, onto the selected system of ceramic layers on a support, (b) pre-sintering the resulting multilayer system at a temperature T | 07-10-2014 |
20140199614 | COMPOSITE, AND ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE - A composite including: a nickel compound represented by Formula 1: | 07-17-2014 |
20140287345 | Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductor Based on Sr2Fe2-xMoxO6 Perovskite - In accordance with the present disclosure, a method for fabricating a symmetrical solid oxide fuel cell is described. The method includes synthesizing a composition comprising perovskite and applying the composition on an electrolyte support to form both an anode and a cathode. | 09-25-2014 |
20140295318 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite. | 10-02-2014 |
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