Fuel cell system including sacrificial nickel source

Title: Fuel cell system including sacrificial nickel source

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In some examples, solid oxide fuel cell system comprising a solid oxide fuel cell including an anode, an anode conductor layer, a cathode, a cathode conductor layer, and electrolyte, wherein the anode and the anode conductor layer each comprise nickel; and a sacrificial nickel source separate from that of the anode and anode conductor layer, wherein the sacrificial nickel source is configured to reduce the loss or migration of the nickel of the anode and/or the anode current collector in the fuel cell during operation.

Inventors:: Goettler, Richard W.; Xue, Liang

Issue Date:: 2018-08-07

OSTI Identifier:: 1469115

Assignee:: LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc. (North Canton, OH) NETL

Patent Number(s):: 10,044,056

Application Number:: 14/213,590

Contract Number:: FE0000303

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 14

Research Org:: LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc., North Canton, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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