Method of making a layered composite electrode/electrolyte
- Berkeley, CA
- El Cerrito, CA
- Lafayette, CA
An electrode/electrolyte structure is prepared by a plurality of methods. An unsintered (possibly bisque fired) moderately catalytic electronically-conductive or homogeneous mixed ionic electronic conductive electrode material is deposited on a layer composed of a sintered or unsintered ionically-conductive electrolyte material prior to being sintered. A layer of particulate electrode material is deposited on an unsintered ("green") layer of electrolyte material and the electrode and electrolyte layers are sintered simultaneously, sometimes referred to as "co-firing," under conditions suitable to fully densify the electrolyte while the electrode retains porosity. Or, the layer of particulate electrode material is deposited on a previously sintered layer of electrolyte, and then sintered. Subsequently, a catalytic material is added to the electrode structure by infiltration of an electrolcatalyst precursor (e.g., a metal salt such as a transition metal nitrate). This may be followed by low temperature firing to convert the precursor to catalyst. The invention allows for an electrode with high electronic conductivity and sufficient catalytic activity to achieve high power density in an ionic (electrochemical) device such as fuel cells and electrolytic gas separation systems.
- Research Organization:
- University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,846,511
- Application Number:
- 10/724,558
- OSTI ID:
- 1007798
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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