Abstract
Al 2O 3-based compressive seals were fabricated by tape casting with Al 2O 3 and 0–30 wt% aluminum powders, and their sealing effectiveness, thermal cycle stability between 200 and 750 °C and applicability in planar intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells were evaluated. The results indicate that increasing the aluminum content from 0 to 30 wt% in the seals decreases the leakage rate and increases the thermal cycle stability under various inlet gas (N 2) pressures of 3.5, 7.0 and 10.5 kPa. Especially, with the seal containing 30 wt% of aluminum (ACS3), the initial leakage rate was below 0.03 sccm cm −1 under an inlet pressure of 10.5 kPa, and the leakage rates during 96 thermal cycles were below 0.04 sccm cm −1 under the same inlet gas pressure. The interfaces in the interconnect/seal/cell assembly with the ACS3 seal retained integrity after 50 thermal cycles, demonstrating the applicability of the Al 2O 3-based compressive seals in the planar intermediate temperature SOFCs.
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