Molten carbonate fuel cell matrices

Patent · Tue Apr 16 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5237322

Vogel, W M; Smith, S W

A molten carbonate fuel cell including a cathode electrode of electrically conducting or semiconducting lanthanum containing material and an electrolyte containing matrix of an electrically insulating lanthanum perovskite. In addition, in an embodiment where the cathode electrode is LaMnO/sub 3/, the matrix may include LaA1O/sub 3/ or a lithium containing material such as LiA1O/sub 2/ or Li/sub 2/TiO/sub 3/.

• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4511636
• OSTI ID: 5237322
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Nov 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-549380
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
LANTHANUM
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS
CATHODES
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
PEROVSKITES
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
LANTHANUM OXIDES
MANGANESE OXIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELEMENTS
FUEL CELLS
HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
RARE EARTHS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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