Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer

Micro-tubular SOFCs have the potential to become light-weight portable auxiliary power units for aircraft or spacecraft. In this work, a novel dual-layer ceramic hollow fiber for a cathode-supported micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) has been successfully developed via a co-spinning-sinte...

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Main Authors: Meng, X., Yang, N., Gong, X., Yin, Y., Ma, Z., Tan, X., Shao, Zongping, Liu, Shaomin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42424
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author Meng, X.
Yang, N.
Gong, X.
Yin, Y.
Ma, Z.
Tan, X.
Shao, Zongping
Liu, Shaomin
author_facet Meng, X.
Yang, N.
Gong, X.
Yin, Y.
Ma, Z.
Tan, X.
Shao, Zongping
Liu, Shaomin
author_sort Meng, X.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Micro-tubular SOFCs have the potential to become light-weight portable auxiliary power units for aircraft or spacecraft. In this work, a novel dual-layer ceramic hollow fiber for a cathode-supported micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) has been successfully developed via a co-spinning-sintering technique. The green cathode hollow fibers, in dual layer configuration, consisting of a La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-d (LSM) main layer and a LSM-Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) functional layer with increased three phase boundary length, are first prepared by co-spinning, which are then sintered at around 1350°C to allow the creation of sufficient mechanical strength. Other cell components like the electrolyte (YSZ) and anode (NiO + YSZ) are then coated separately. The coated electrolyte film with a thickness of around 27 µm is obtained by co-sintering of YSZ/LSM-YSZ/LSM in a sandwich structure. The porous LSM substrate functions as an oxygen-supplying and current collecting layer. The prepared MT-SOFC, tested with hydrogen as the fuel and air as the oxidant, delivers a maximum power density of up to 475 mW cm-2 at 850°C, which is much higher than that of a similar cell without a cathode functional layer.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-424242017-09-13T14:24:47Z Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer Meng, X. Yang, N. Gong, X. Yin, Y. Ma, Z. Tan, X. Shao, Zongping Liu, Shaomin Micro-tubular SOFCs have the potential to become light-weight portable auxiliary power units for aircraft or spacecraft. In this work, a novel dual-layer ceramic hollow fiber for a cathode-supported micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) has been successfully developed via a co-spinning-sintering technique. The green cathode hollow fibers, in dual layer configuration, consisting of a La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-d (LSM) main layer and a LSM-Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) functional layer with increased three phase boundary length, are first prepared by co-spinning, which are then sintered at around 1350°C to allow the creation of sufficient mechanical strength. Other cell components like the electrolyte (YSZ) and anode (NiO + YSZ) are then coated separately. The coated electrolyte film with a thickness of around 27 µm is obtained by co-sintering of YSZ/LSM-YSZ/LSM in a sandwich structure. The porous LSM substrate functions as an oxygen-supplying and current collecting layer. The prepared MT-SOFC, tested with hydrogen as the fuel and air as the oxidant, delivers a maximum power density of up to 475 mW cm-2 at 850°C, which is much higher than that of a similar cell without a cathode functional layer. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42424 10.1039/c4ta04635h Royal Society of Chemistry restricted
spellingShingle Meng, X.
Yang, N.
Gong, X.
Yin, Y.
Ma, Z.
Tan, X.
Shao, Zongping
Liu, Shaomin
Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title_full Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title_fullStr Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title_full_unstemmed Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title_short Novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
title_sort novel cathode-supported hollow fibers for light weight micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with an active cathode functional layer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42424