Silicon-based thin film solid oxide fuel cell array

Pei-Chen Su; Fritz B. Prinz

doi:10.1117/12.863069

8 April 2010 Silicon-based thin film solid oxide fuel cell array

Pei-Chen Su, Fritz B. Prinz

Proceedings Volume 7649, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010; 764907 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863069
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) have been known for their clean and efficient energy conversion. SOFCs utilize a range of ceramic electrolyte materials, with yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) as the most common choice. Traditional SOFCs operate at relatively high temperatures (800-1000°C) due to their low oxide ion conductivity and high activation energy. Reducing the operating temperature is important to expand the field of SOFC applications, such as power sources for portable electronics. Reducing the electrolyte thickness by means of thin film deposition techniques to the submicrometer range is one way to reduce the Ohmic loss in SOFCs at lower temperature. In this paper, a miniature thin film fuel cell array is designed and fabricated targeting at reduced operating temperature as a potential portable power source.

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Pei-Chen Su and Fritz B. Prinz "Silicon-based thin film solid oxide fuel cell array", Proc. SPIE 7649, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010, 764907 (8 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863069

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