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Title: Cost-effective solid state reactive sintering method for protonic ceramic fuel cells

Abstract

The present invention relates to a protonic ceramic fuel cell and a method of making the same. More specifically, the method relates to a cost-effective route which utilizes a single moderate-temperature (less than or equal to about 1400° C.) sintering step to achieve the sandwich structure of a PCFC single cell (dense electrolyte, porous anode, and porous cathode bone). The PCFC layers are stably connected together by the intergrowth of proton conducting ceramic phases. The resulted PCFC single cell exhibits excellent performance (about 450 mW/cm2 at about 500° C.) and stability (greater than about 50 days) at intermediate temperatures (less than or equal to about 600° C.). The present invention also relates to a two step method for forming a PCFC, and the resulting PCFC.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States); CoorsTek, Inc., Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568414
Patent Number(s):
10305116
Application Number:
14/621,091
Assignee:
Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO); CoorsTek, Inc. (Golden, CO)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000493
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 02/12/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Tong, Jianhua, Shang, Meng, O'Hayre, Ryan Patrick, Menzer, Sophie, and Coors, W. Grover. Cost-effective solid state reactive sintering method for protonic ceramic fuel cells. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Tong, Jianhua, Shang, Meng, O'Hayre, Ryan Patrick, Menzer, Sophie, & Coors, W. Grover. Cost-effective solid state reactive sintering method for protonic ceramic fuel cells. United States.
Tong, Jianhua, Shang, Meng, O'Hayre, Ryan Patrick, Menzer, Sophie, and Coors, W. Grover. Tue . "Cost-effective solid state reactive sintering method for protonic ceramic fuel cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568414.
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abstractNote = {The present invention relates to a protonic ceramic fuel cell and a method of making the same. More specifically, the method relates to a cost-effective route which utilizes a single moderate-temperature (less than or equal to about 1400° C.) sintering step to achieve the sandwich structure of a PCFC single cell (dense electrolyte, porous anode, and porous cathode bone). The PCFC layers are stably connected together by the intergrowth of proton conducting ceramic phases. The resulted PCFC single cell exhibits excellent performance (about 450 mW/cm2 at about 500° C.) and stability (greater than about 50 days) at intermediate temperatures (less than or equal to about 600° C.). The present invention also relates to a two step method for forming a PCFC, and the resulting PCFC.},
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year = {Tue May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
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