Solid Oxide Electrochemical Systems: Material Degradation Processes and Novel Mitigation Approaches

Reisert, Michael; Aphale, Ashish; Singh, Prabhakar

doi:10.3390/ma11112169

Title: Solid Oxide Electrochemical Systems: Material Degradation Processes and Novel Mitigation Approaches

Journal Article · Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112169· OSTI ID:1614214

Reisert, Michael ^[1];

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Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)

Solid oxide electrochemical systems, such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC), and oxygen transport membranes (OTM) enable clean and reliable production of energy or fuel for a range of applications, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, industrial, and grid-support. These systems utilize solid-state ceramic oxides which offer enhanced stability, fuel flexibility, and high energy conversion efficiency throughout operation. However, the nature of system conditions, such as high temperatures, complex redox atmosphere, and presence of volatile reactive species become taxing on solid oxide materials and limit their viability during long-term operation. Ongoing research efforts to identify the material corrosion and degradation phenomena, as well as discover possible mitigation techniques to extend material efficiency and longevity, is the current focus of the research and industrial community. In this review, degradation processes in select solid oxide electrochemical systems, system components, and comprising materials will be discussed. Overall degradation phenomena are presented and certain degradation mechanisms are discussed. State-of-the-art technologies to mitigate or minimize the above-mentioned degradation processes are presented.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Nissan Motor Corporation

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Journal Information:: Materials, Vol. 11, Issue 11; ISSN 1996-1944

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