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Title: Hybrid deposition of thin film solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers

Abstract

The use of vapor deposition techniques enables synthesis of the basic components of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); namely, the electrolyte layer, the two electrodes, and the electrolyte-electrode interfaces. Such vapor deposition techniques provide solutions to each of the three critical steps of material synthesis to produce a thin film solid oxide fuel cell (TFSOFC). The electrolyte is formed by reactive deposition of essentially any ion conducting oxide, such as defect free, yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) by planar magnetron sputtering. The electrodes are formed from ceramic powders sputter coated with an appropriate metal and sintered to a porous compact. The electrolyte-electrode interface is formed by chemical vapor deposition of zirconia compounds onto the porous electrodes to provide a dense, smooth surface on which to continue the growth of the defect-free electrolyte, whereby a single fuel cell or multiple cells may be fabricated.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Endinboro, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871558
Patent Number(s):
5753385
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
hybrid; deposition; film; solid; oxide; fuel; cells; electrolyzers; vapor; techniques; enables; synthesis; basic; components; cell; sofc; namely; electrolyte; layer; electrodes; electrolyte-electrode; interfaces; provide; solutions; critical; steps; material; produce; tfsofc; formed; reactive; essentially; conducting; defect; free; yttria; stabilized; zirconia; ysz; planar; magnetron; sputtering; ceramic; powders; sputter; coated; appropriate; metal; sintered; porous; compact; interface; chemical; compounds; dense; smooth; surface; growth; defect-free; whereby; single; multiple; fabricated; single fuel; yttria stabilized; defect free; magnetron sputter; fuel cell; conducting oxide; magnetron sputtering; ceramic powder; ceramic powders; electrolyte layer; smooth surface; chemical vapor; fuel cells; oxide fuel; solid oxide; vapor deposition; porous electrode; stabilized zirconia; deposition techniques; film solid; sputter coated; appropriate metal; porous compact; reactive deposition; multiple cells; deposition technique; porous electrodes; planar magnetron; techniques enables; hybrid deposition; enables synthesis; multiple cell; basic components; /429/204/

Citation Formats

Jankowski, Alan F, Makowiecki, Daniel M, Rambach, Glenn D, and Randich, Erik. Hybrid deposition of thin film solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Jankowski, Alan F, Makowiecki, Daniel M, Rambach, Glenn D, & Randich, Erik. Hybrid deposition of thin film solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers. United States.
Jankowski, Alan F, Makowiecki, Daniel M, Rambach, Glenn D, and Randich, Erik. Tue . "Hybrid deposition of thin film solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871558.
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title = {Hybrid deposition of thin film solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers},
author = {Jankowski, Alan F and Makowiecki, Daniel M and Rambach, Glenn D and Randich, Erik},
abstractNote = {The use of vapor deposition techniques enables synthesis of the basic components of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); namely, the electrolyte layer, the two electrodes, and the electrolyte-electrode interfaces. Such vapor deposition techniques provide solutions to each of the three critical steps of material synthesis to produce a thin film solid oxide fuel cell (TFSOFC). The electrolyte is formed by reactive deposition of essentially any ion conducting oxide, such as defect free, yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) by planar magnetron sputtering. The electrodes are formed from ceramic powders sputter coated with an appropriate metal and sintered to a porous compact. The electrolyte-electrode interface is formed by chemical vapor deposition of zirconia compounds onto the porous electrodes to provide a dense, smooth surface on which to continue the growth of the defect-free electrolyte, whereby a single fuel cell or multiple cells may be fabricated.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Sputter deposition of yttria‐stabilized zirconia onto a porous Au substrate
journal, May 1995


Reactive sputter deposition of boron nitride
report, October 1995