Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IV: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 29, Issue 5

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This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on solid oxide fuel cells. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Topics include recent technical progress on materials-related aspects of fuel cells and emerging trends in electrochemical materials, cell/stack fabrication and design, interface engineering, and long-term chemical interactions. This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers in industry, government, or academia who are working with solid oxide fuel cells.Content: Chapter 1 Research Activities and Progress on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells at USTC (pages 1–17): Guangyao Meng, Ranran Peng, Changrong Xia and Xingqin LiuChapter 2 Development of Micro Tubular SOFCs and Stacks for Low Temperature Operation under 550°C (pages 20–28): Toshio Suzuki, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano and Yoshihiro FunahashiChapter 3 The Properties and Performance of Micro?Tubular (Less than 1mm OD) Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (pages 29–39): N. Sammes, J. Pusz, A. Smirnova, A. Mohammadi, F. Serincan, Z. Xiaoyu, M. Awano, T. Suzuki, T. Yamaguchi, Y. Fujishiro and Y. FunahashiChapter 4 Performance of the Gen 3.1 Liquid Tin Anode SOFC on Direct JP?8 Fuel (pages 41–52): M. T. Koslowske, W. A. McPhee, L. S. Bateman, M. J. Slaney, J. Bentley and T. T. TaoChapter 5 Effect of Interconnect Creep on Long?Term Performance of SOFC of One Cell Stacks (pages 53–63): W.N. Liu, X. Sun and M.A. KhaleelChapter 6 Effects of Compositions and Microstructures of Thin Anode Layer on the Performance of Honeycomb SOFCs Accumulated with Multi Micro Channel Cells (pages 65–70): Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Sota Shimizu, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshinobu Fujishiro and Masanobu AwanoChapter 7 Formation of Gas Sealing and Current Collecting Layers for Honeycomb?Type SOFCs (pages 72–78): Sota Shimizu, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro and Masanobu AwanoChapter 8 Evaluating Redox Stability of Ni?YSZ Supported SOFCs Based on Simple Layer Models (pages 80–92): Trine Klemenso and Bent F. SorensenbChapter 9 Degradation Phenomena in SOFCs with Metallic Interconnects (pages 93–104): Norbert H. Menzler, Frank Tietz, Martin Bram, Izaak C. Vinke and L.G.J. Bert de HaartChapter 10 Pressure and Gas Concentration Effects on Voltage vs. Current Characteristics of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer (pages 105–115): V. Hugo Schmidt and Laura M. LediaevChapter 11 In?Situ Temperature?Dependent X?Ray Diffraction Study of Ba(Zr0.8?xCexY0.2)O3?? Ceramics (pages 117–123): C.?S. Tu, R. R. Chien, S.?C. Lee, C.?L. Tsai, V. H. Schmidt, A. Keith, S. A. Hall and N. P. SantorsolahChapter 12 Evaluation of the Residual Stress Profiles of Practical Size Lanthanum Gallate?Based Cells in Radial Direction (pages 125–135): Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Hiroshi Deguchi, Yoshiyuki Kubota and Kei HosoiChapter 13 Effect of Spray Parameters on the Microstructure of La1?xSrxMnO3 Cathode Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis (pages 138–146): Hoda Amani Hamedani, Klaus?Hermann Dahmen, Dongsheng Li and Hamid GarmestaniChapter 14 Examination of Chromium's Effects on a LSM/YSZ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode (pages 147–158): T. A. Cruse, M. Krumpelt, B. J. Ingram, S. Wang and P. A. SalvadorChapter 15 Evolution of Ni?YSZ Microstructure and Its Relation to Steam Reforming Activity and YSZ Phase Stability (pages 159–171): D. L. King, J. J. Strohm and P. SinghChapter 16 Synthesis and Characterization of Ni Impregnated Porous YSZ Anodes for SOFCs (pages 173–179): C. Anand Singh and Venkatesan V. KrishnanChapter 17 The Reduction of NiO?YSZ Anode Precursor and Its Effect on the Microstructure and Elastic Properties at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures (pages 181–191): Thangamani Nithyanantham, Saraswathi Nambiappan Thangavel, Somnath Biswas and Sukumar BandopadhyayChapter 18 Microstructure Analysis on Network?Structure Formation of SOFC Anode from NiO?SDC Composite Particles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique (pages 193–202): Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Hiroshi Ijichi and Hideyuki NagaharaChapter 19 Functionally Graded Composite Electrodes for Advanced Anode?Supported, Intermediate?Temperature SOFC (pages 203–214): Juan L. Sepulveda, Raouf O. Loutfy, Sekyung Chang, Peiwen Li and Ananth KotwalChapter 20 High Efficiency Lanthanide Doped Ceria?Zirconia Layered Electrolyte for SOFC (pages 216–228): Juan L. Sepulveda, Sekyung Chang and Raouf O. LoutfyChapter 21 Oxygen Ion Conductance in Epitaxially Grown Thin Film Electrolytes (pages 229–240): S. Thevuthasan, Z. Yu, S. Kuchibhatla, L. V. Saraf, O. A. Marina, V. Shutthanandan, P. Nachimuthu and C. M. WangChapter 22 Development of New Type Current Collector for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (pages 242–248): Tsuneji Kameda, Kentaro Matsunaga, Masato Yoshino, Takayuki Fukasawa, Norikazu Osada, Masahiko Yamada and Yoshiyasu ItohChapter 23 Electrical Conductivity and Oxidation Studies of Ceramic?Intermetallic Materials for SOFC Interconnect Application (pages 249–260): Yukun Pang, Hua Xie and Rasit KocChapter 24 Improvement in Interface Resistance of Conductive Gas?Tight Sealing Materials for Stacking Micro?SOFC (pages 262–270): Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Kaori Jon and Masahiko MatsumiyaChapter 25 Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis for Production of Synthesis Gas in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (pages 272–281): Sune Dalgaard Ebbesen and Mogens Mogensen