Development of Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell by Sequential Tape-Casting and Co-Sintering

Abstract

Simple and cost-effective technologies to produce solid oxide fuel cells require control of microstructure, thickness, homogeneity, and reproducibility of the functional layers. The manufacturing of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) involves significant ceramic processing challenges to obtain layers with controlled microstructure. Possibly the most common technique for large-scale production of SOFCs is tape casting. In this study, YSZ electrolyte and 60NiO/YSZ anode slurries were studied for the production of half-cells deposited by the sequential tape casting technique. A co-sintering procedure was developed for the half-cells and after cathode deposition the single cells were tested.