Solid state electrochemical cell

✍ Scribed by V. Venugopal

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 195 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-8974
• DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8974(02)00039-6

✦ Synopsis

In recent years, the growing interest in new aspects of energy technology has provided a strong stimulus for the investigation and development of many of these electrolytes. Widespread interest in rechargeable cells has resulted in the development of a number of high-energy battery systems. The sodium-sulphur battery with p-alumina cerami'c (Na (l)/@alumina/Na~S.) as the electrolyte belongs to this class [l]. Amongst the spectrum of energy conversion devices, solid oxide electrolytes have found use in electrochemical (fuel cell), thermoelectric and magnato hydrodynamic generator [2] and in miniature primary cells [3]. The growing demand for materials for application_ at high temperatures in nuclear technology stimulated interest in a systematic investigation of the thermodynamic properties of nuclear fuel related systems. Solid electrochemical cells are used extensively in DAE for thermodynamic investigation and in sensor development. These aspects will be covered in the talk.