Fuel electrode containing pre-sintered nickel/zirconia for a solid oxide fuel cell

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:873793

Ruka, Roswell J ^[1]; Vora, Shailesh D ^[2]

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1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Monroeville, PA

A fuel cell structure (2) is provided, having a pre-sintered nickel-zirconia fuel electrode (6) and an air electrode (4), with a ceramic electrolyte (5) disposed between the electrodes, where the pre-sintered fuel electrode (6) contains particles selected from the group consisting of nickel oxide, cobalt and cerium dioxide particles and mixtures thereof, and titanium dioxide particles, within a matrix of yttria-stabilized zirconia and spaced-apart filamentary nickel strings having a chain structure, and where the fuel electrode can be sintered to provide an active solid oxide fuel cell.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-97FT34139
• Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, FL)
• Patent Number(s): US 6248468
• OSTI ID: 873793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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titanium
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air electrode
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