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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorDaniel A. Kearl
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A SOFC providing higher power densities than PEM-based cells; the possibility of direct oxidation and/or internal reforming of fuel; and reduced SOFC operating temperatures. The SOFC comprises a thin film electrolyte layer. A thick film anode layer is disposed on one surface of the electrolyte layer; and a thick film cathode layer is disposed on the opposite surface of the electrolyte layer. A method of making the SOFC comprises the steps of: creating a well in one side of a dielectric or semiconductor substrate; depositing a thin film solid oxide electrolyte layer on the surface of the well; applying a thick film electrode layer in the electrolyte coated well; creating a counter well in the opposite side of the substrate, the counter well abutting the electrolyte layer; and applying a thick film counter electrode layer in the counter well.
A fuel cell comprising:
A fuel cell, comprising:
A fuel cell comprising:
A fuel cell comprising:
A fuel cell comprising:
The fuel cell as defined in claim 21, further comprising a material for interconnecting at least two of the fuel cells, the interconnecting material deposited on at least one of the anode layer or the cathode layer.
A fuel cell comprising:
The fuel cell as defined in claim 35 wherein the anode layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia cermet, copper doped ceria, gadolinium doped ceria, strontium doped ceria, yttria doped ceria, Cu-YSZ cermet, Co-stab ilized zirconia cermet, Ru-stabilized zirconia cermet, LSGM+nickel oxide, and mixtures thereof;
A fuel cell, comprising:
A fuel cell system including a plurality of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.