Honeycomb-Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 Electrolyte for High Volumetric Power Density

Abstract

A (LSGM)-based honeycomb-type cell was successfully operated using single-wall and four-wall used cell structures. Power generation characteristic and internal resistance of the honeycomb cell were measured by various electrochemical techniques, including polarization, current interruption, and impedance spectrometry. The single-wall LSGM honeycomb cell shows much higher power density than that of the -based cell, and the area-specific power density is achieved about 0.50 and at 1073 and , respectively, when the honeycomb with a thick wall is used. Detail results of internal resistance analysis suggest that IR loss is the predominant potential drop of the cell. The power generations of a four-wall used (i.e., one-channel) honeycomb cell was also measured. The maximum power density of the single-channel cell is achieved at a power density of at . Although the area-specific power density is lower than that of the single-wall cell, the estimated volumetric power density of this cell is as high as . Furthermore, a short stack using connected two single-channel honeycombs in series was also successfully fabricated and operated, and the output power of was reached at .