Solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs)have attracted a great deal of interest because they have the highest efficiency without using any noble metal as catalysts among all the fuel cell technologies.However,traditional SOFCs s...Solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs)have attracted a great deal of interest because they have the highest efficiency without using any noble metal as catalysts among all the fuel cell technologies.However,traditional SOFCs suffer from having a higher volume,current leakage,complex connections,and difficulty in gas sealing.To solve these problems,Rolls-Royce has fabricated a simple design by stacking cells in series on an insulating porous support,resulting in the tubular segmented-in-series solid oxide fuel cells(SIS-SOFCs),which achieved higher output voltage.This work systematically reviews recent advances in the structures,preparation methods,perform-ances,and stability of tubular SIS-SOFCs in experimental and numerical studies.Finally,the challenges and future development of tubular SIS-SOFCs are also discussed.The findings of this work can help guide the direction and inspire innovation of future development in this field.展开更多
In this work, a tubular ceramic-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was successfully fabricated by a low cost and simple process involving phase-inversion, brush coating and co-sintering. Properties in- cluding s...In this work, a tubular ceramic-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was successfully fabricated by a low cost and simple process involving phase-inversion, brush coating and co-sintering. Properties in- cluding sintering behavior, microstructure of the tubular support as well as the electrochemical properties of single cell were investigated. The results show that a porous tubular support with finger-like pores and macrovoids was obtained after phase-inversion process. The tubular support is proved to be gaspermeable after sintering at 1400 ℃ with shrinkage of about 34%. The maximum power density of single tubular SOFC is 100 mW/cm2 and 122 mW/cm2 at 850 ℃ when fed with wet methane and hydrogen, respectively. The current collection, thickness of electrolyte and gas permeability of tubular support should account for the large total resistance. The present tubular design could be expected to deliver a higher voltage for longer support with several segmented-in-series cell stacks.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21701083 and 22179054).
文摘Solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs)have attracted a great deal of interest because they have the highest efficiency without using any noble metal as catalysts among all the fuel cell technologies.However,traditional SOFCs suffer from having a higher volume,current leakage,complex connections,and difficulty in gas sealing.To solve these problems,Rolls-Royce has fabricated a simple design by stacking cells in series on an insulating porous support,resulting in the tubular segmented-in-series solid oxide fuel cells(SIS-SOFCs),which achieved higher output voltage.This work systematically reviews recent advances in the structures,preparation methods,perform-ances,and stability of tubular SIS-SOFCs in experimental and numerical studies.Finally,the challenges and future development of tubular SIS-SOFCs are also discussed.The findings of this work can help guide the direction and inspire innovation of future development in this field.
基金?nancial support from the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,No.2012CB215404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51261120378 and 51402355)+1 种基金Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.2154056)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(SRFDP,No.20130023120023)
文摘In this work, a tubular ceramic-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was successfully fabricated by a low cost and simple process involving phase-inversion, brush coating and co-sintering. Properties in- cluding sintering behavior, microstructure of the tubular support as well as the electrochemical properties of single cell were investigated. The results show that a porous tubular support with finger-like pores and macrovoids was obtained after phase-inversion process. The tubular support is proved to be gaspermeable after sintering at 1400 ℃ with shrinkage of about 34%. The maximum power density of single tubular SOFC is 100 mW/cm2 and 122 mW/cm2 at 850 ℃ when fed with wet methane and hydrogen, respectively. The current collection, thickness of electrolyte and gas permeability of tubular support should account for the large total resistance. The present tubular design could be expected to deliver a higher voltage for longer support with several segmented-in-series cell stacks.