Porous Interlayers that Getter Surface-Segregating Species for Improved Silver Wetting, Adhesion, and Electrical Contact on Stainless Steel SOFC Components

Hu, Genzhi; Hogan, Timothy P.; Nicholas, Jason D.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/adad48

Title: Porous Interlayers that Getter Surface-Segregating Species for Improved Silver Wetting, Adhesion, and Electrical Contact on Stainless Steel SOFC Components

Journal Article · 03 February 2025 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/adad48 · OSTI ID:2510940

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Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)

Here, porous nickel interlayers or porous platinum interlayers were shown to promote the wetting, spreading, and adhesion of silver on alumina-forming ferritic stainless steel (AFFSS) and chromia-forming ferritic stainless steel (CFFSS). These interlayers resulted in dense, crack-free AFFSS|Ag-Ni|CFFSS and AFFSS|Ag-Pt|CFFSS braze joints that, after 300 h in 650 °C air, displayed shear strengths up to 70 MPa similar to, or larger than, those of AFFSS|Ag-CuO|CFFSS or AFFSS|Ag|CFFSS joints subjected to identical treatment. Similarly, after exposure to 25 cycles of (50 switches between) 12 h of 650 °C air and 12 h of 650 °C 4%H₂–96%N₂, AFFSS|Ag-Ni|CFFSS and AFFSS|Ag-Pt|CFFSS braze joints displayed shear strengths significantly larger than those of AFFSS|Ag-CuO|CFFSS or AFFSS|Ag|CFFSS joints subjected to identical treatment. In addition, nickel and platinum were found to chemically getter surface-segregating steel constituents, particularly Al from the AFFSS. As a result, Ag-Ni and Ag-Pt electrical contact resistances on AFFSS and CFFSS substrates were several orders of magnitude lower than those of conventional Ag-CuO reactive air brazes or Heraeus C8710 Ag contact pastes. Together, these results suggest that Ag-Pt and especially Ag-Ni may be useful for the fabrication of durable joints, seals, and/or electrical contacts in electrical/electrochemical devices exposed to high temperatures and/or variable oxygen partial pressure environments.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031672

OSTI ID:: 2510940

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 172; ISSN 0013-4651

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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