Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) has been widely used as electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The effect of fabrication process on the properties of YSZ electrolyte thick film is discussed in the paper. With YSZ nano-powders of about 20-60nm as raw material, YSZ green adobe was fabricated by tape calendering process. Three-step sintering process was performed firstly holding at 1000°C f...

A cermet (ceramic metal composite) of Nickel and Yttria stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) is the most commonly used fuel electrode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). The properties of such cermets depend strongly on their microstructure. Several Ni/YSZ cermet samples with different Ni content and Ni and 8YSZ grain size have been prepared. The thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of these samples was mea...

Novel strategies based on spray-pyrolysis deposition are proposed to increase the triple-phase boundary (TPB) of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-δ (LSM) cathodes in contact with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte: (i) nanocrystalline LSM films deposited on as-prepared YSZ surface; (ii) the addition of poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres as pore formers to further increase the porosity of the film c...

Although liquid lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) is a good candidate for the coolant in the subcritical transmutation blanket, it is also known to be very corrosive to stainless steel, the material of the carrying tubes and the containers. Such a corrosion problem can be prevented by producing and maintaining a protective oxide layer on the exposed surface of stainless steel. Proper formation of the...

Ruthenium-Carbon (Ru-C) nano-composite films were prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and the effects of deposition conditions on the microstructure and electrical properies were investigated. The films consisted of agglomerated grains of 10 to 20 nm in diameter, in which Ru particles of 2.5 to 3.5 nm in diameter were dispersed in a C matrix. The C content of the films...

Gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) is widely used as an interlayer for preventing the formation of SrZrO3 between yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte and lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (LSCF) cathode solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). However, diffusion Gd ions to YSZ results in decrease ionic conductivity due Gd2(Zr, Ce)2O7. In present work, we focus on lanthanum-doped (LDC) LSCF cathod...

Laser machining of the nickel oxide–yttria-stabilized zirconia (NiO–YSZ) composite in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) may be an effective approach to enlarge electrode–electrolyte interface and improve cell performance. However, laser energy can cause thermal damage surface during machined operation. In this work, microstructure changes collateral caused by pulsed on sintered NiO–YSZ state-of-th...

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) was implanted with 15 keV Fe or Ti ions up to a dose of 8 x 1016 at cm -2. The resulting "dopant" concentrations exceeded the concentrations corresponding to the equilibrium solid solubility of Fe2Oa or TiO2 in YSZ. During oxidation in air at 400 ° C, the Fe and Ti concentration in the outermost surface layer increased even further until a surface layer was form...

The properties of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode functional layers prepared by impregnation of 1 wt % Pd and 10 wt % ceria into porous scaffolds of either Y0.04Ce0.48Zr0.48O2 (CZY) or composites of La0.3Sr0.7TiO3 (LST) and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) were examined to determine whether these scaffold materials would have sufficient electronic and ionic conductivity. Laminated tapes were...

Abstract Yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are indispensable elements of present-day turbine propulsion systems. The ones deposited with atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) characterized by required low conductivity, but they unable to survive frequent thermomechanical loading and therefore their application is limited parts remaining stationary. Expanding capabili...