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Miniaturization limits for single-chamber micro-solid oxide fuel cells with coplanar electrodes

Melanie Kuhn, Teko W. Napporn, Michel Meunier, Srikar Vengallatore and Daniel Therriault

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Single-chamber solid oxide fuel cells with coplanar microelectrodes were operated in methane-air mixtures (Rmix = 2) at 700°C. The performance of cells with one pair of NiO-YSZ (yttria stabilized zirconia) anode and (La0.8Sr0.2)0.98MnO3-YSZ cathode, arranged parallel on a YSZ electrolyte substrate, was found to be significantly dependent on the electrode width. For an interelectrode gap of ~250m, cells with average electrode widths exceeding ~850m could establish a stable open circuit voltage (OCV) of ~0.8 V, while those with widths less than ~550 µm could not establish any OCV. In the intermediate range, the cells exhibited significant fluctuations in voltage and power under our testing conditions. This behavior suggests that a lower limit to electrode dimensions exists for cells with single electrode pairs, below which neither a stable difference in oxygen partial pressure, nor an OCV, can be established. Conversely, increasing the electrode width imposes a penalty in the form of an increase in the ohmic resistance. However, both size limits can be circumvented by employing multiple pairs of microscale electrodes in an interdigitated configuration.

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Solid oxide fuel cell; Single chamber; Micro cell; Coplanar electrodes; Ceramic materials

Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Engineering Physics
Funders: Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT), Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Government of Québec (Doctoral research scholarship by FQRNT)
PolyPublie URL: https://publications.polymtl.ca/10376/
Journal Title: Journal of Power Sources (vol. 194, no. 2)
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.05.034
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.05.034
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2022 15:53
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2024 01:24
Cite in APA 7: Kuhn, M., Napporn, T. W., Meunier, M., Vengallatore, S., & Therriault, D. (2009). Miniaturization limits for single-chamber micro-solid oxide fuel cells with coplanar electrodes. Journal of Power Sources, 194(2), 941-949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.05.034

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