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US 11,894,563 B2Granted
Direct methane fueled thin film SOFC technology
AssigneeUniversity of South Carolina
InventorsXingjian Xue, Chunlei Ren
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Abstract
Described herein are novel alumina substrate-supported thin film SOFCs that may be produced at significantly reduced cost while providing improved robustness, high electrochemical performance, and the capability of effective carbon deposition resistance while still using Ni-cermet as an anode functional layer.
Claims8
A micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell comprising:
- a NiO-SDC anode substrate;
- an internal graphite layer;
- at least one micro channel forming a micro channel array extending through both the NiO-SDC anode and the internal graphite layer, wherein the internal graphite layer is removed to provide access to the at least one micro channel in the NiO-SDC anode substrate;
- an electrolyte outer coating;
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- at least one cathode ink applied to the electrolyte outer coating.
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