Performance and Evaluation of Cu-based Nano-composite Anodes for Direct Utilisation of Hydrocarbon Fuels in SOFCs
✍ Scribed by J.-J. Lee; E.-W. Park; S.-H. Hyun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 997 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1615-6846
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The anodes for direct utilisation of hydrocarbon fuels have been developed by using Cu/Ceria‐based nano‐composite powders. The CuO/GDC/YSZ–YSZ or CuO/GDC‐GDC nano‐composite powders were synthesised by coating nano‐sized CuO and CeO~2~ particles on the YSZ or GDC core particles selectively by the Pechini process. Their microstructures and electrical properties have been investigated with long‐term stability in reactive gases of dry methane and air. The anodes fabricated using Cu‐based nano‐composite anodes showed almost no carbon deposition until 500 h in dry CH~4~ atmosphere. The type of an electrolyte‐supported single cell in conjunction with the Cu/Ceria‐based anode must be selected together for the low melting temperature of Cu/CuO. The GDC electrolyte supported unit cell with the Cu/GDC–GDC anode showed the maximum power density of 0.1 Wcm^–2^ and long‐term stability for more than 500 h under electronic load of 0.05 Acm^–2^ at 650 °C in dry methane atmosphere.