Abstract:
A solid oxide fuel cell includes an anode layer, an electrolyte layer over a surface of the anode layer, and a cathode layer over a surface of the electrolyte layer. The cathode layer includes a cathode bulk layer, a porous cathode functional layer at an electrolyte, an intermediate cathode layer partitioning the cathode bulk layer and the porous cathode functional layer, the porous intermediate cathode layer having a porosity greater than that of the cathode bulk layer. The solid oxide fuel cells can be combined to form subassemblies that are bonded together to form solid oxide fuel cell assemblies.
Abstract:
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a plurality of sub-cells. Each sub- cell includes a first electrode in fluid communication with a source of oxygen gas, a second electrode in fluid communication with a source of a fuel gas, and a solid electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The SOFC further includes an interconnect between the sub-cells. In one embodiment, the SOFC has a first surface in contact with the first electrode of each sub-cell and a second surface that is in contact with the second electrode of each sub-cell; and the interconnect consists essentially of a doped M-titanate based perovskite, wherein M is an alkaline earth metal. In another embodiment, the interconnect includes a fist layer in contact with the first electrode of each sub-cell, and a second layer in contact with the second electrode of each sub-cell. The first layer includes an electrically conductive material selected from the group consisting of an metal, a metal alloy and1 a mixture thereof. The second layer includes a doped M-titanate based perovskite, wherein M is an alkaline earth metal. A solid oxide fuel cell described above is formed by connecting each of the sub-cells with an interconnect described above.
Abstract:
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a plurality of subassemblies. Each subassembly includes at least one subcell of a first electrode, a second electrode and an electrolyte between the first and second electrodes. A first bonding layer is at the second electrode and an interconnect layer is at the first bonding layer distal to the electrolyte. A second bonding layer that is compositionally distinct from the first bonding layer is at the interconnect layer, whereby the interconnect partitions the first and second bonding layers. A method of fabricating a fuel cell assembly includes co-firing at least two subassemblies using a third bonding layer that is microstructurally or compositionally distinct from the second bonding layer.
Abstract:
Methods of forming ceramic components are disclosed. One method calls for chemical vapor depositing a ceramic material over a substrate having first and second opposite surfaces to define a coated structure, the ceramic material forming a layer overlying both the first and second opposite surfaces. The layer and the substrate have a difference in thermal expansion coefficients of at least 0.5 ppm/K. The substrate is removed, leaving behind the layer. Ceramic components and coated structures are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A high purity ceramic article having a typical pore size of at least about 15 µm and an active impurity concentration of less than about 400 ppm can be prepared by molding ceramic powder, sintering to vaporize any active impurity components, washing to dissolve any remaining active impurity components with an acid solution, and oxidizing to remove any residual active impurity components.
Abstract:
An interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell article is disclosed. The interconnect is disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode of the solid oxide fuel cell article. The interconnect comprises a first phase including a ceramic interconnect material and a second phase including partially stabilized zirconia. The partially stabilized zirconia may be in a range of between about 0.1 vol% and about 70 vol% of the total volume of the interconnect.
Abstract:
An interconnect material is formed by combining a lanthanum-doped strontium titanate with an aliovalent transition metal to form a precursor composition and sintering the precursor composition to form the interconnect material. The aliovalent transition metal can be an electron- acceptor dopant, such as manganese, cobalt, nickel or iron, or the aliovalent transition metal can be an electron-donor dopant, such as niobium or tungsten. A solid oxide fuel cell, or a strontium titanate varistor, or a strontium titanate capacitor can include the interconnect material that includes a lanthanum-doped strontium titanate that is further doped with an aliovalent transition metal.
Abstract:
A semiconductor processing component has an outer surface portion comprised of silicon carbide, the outer surface portion having a skin impurity level and a bulk impurity level. The skin impurity level is average impurity level from 0 nm to 100 nm of depth into the outer surface portion, the bulk impurity level is measured at a depth of at least 3 microns into the outer surface portion, and the skin impurity level is not greater than 80% of the bulk impurity level
Abstract:
A semiconductor processing component includes a substrate and a layer overlying the substrate. The layer has a composition ReA y O 1.5+2y , wherein Re is Y, La, a Lanthanoid series element, or a combination thereof, A is (Si 1-a Ge a ), 0.25 y 1.2, and 0 a 1.
Abstract translation:半导体处理部件包括衬底和覆盖衬底的层。 该层具有组成,其中Re是Y,La,镧系元素,或它们的组合,A是(Si < 1-a sub> a sub>),0.25y 1.2和0 a 1。
Abstract:
A solid oxide fuel cell includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer partitioning the anode layer and the cathode layer. The anode layer and the cathode layer are of about the same thickness and have about the same coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).