Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 8, 2219(2025)

Effect of Gradient Porosity in Anodes on Creep Damage in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

SONG Ming1、*, XIA Fanchen1, WANG Bingying2, ZHANG Yucai3, WANG Yu4, and WU Qiong5
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
  • 3College of New Energy, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
  • 4College of Transportation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China
  • 5College of Oceanography and space informatics, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
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    SONG Ming, XIA Fanchen, WANG Bingying, ZHANG Yucai, WANG Yu, WU Qiong. Effect of Gradient Porosity in Anodes on Creep Damage in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(8): 2219

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    Received: Jan. 14, 2025

    Accepted: Sep. 5, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: SONG Ming (songmingx@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20250030

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