Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 765(2025)

Preparation of Ceria Based Metal-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Direct Assembly Method

Runyu CHAI1,2, Zhen ZHANG3、*, Menglong WANG1,2, and Changrong XIA2,3,4、*
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  • 11. Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
  • 22. Energy Materials Center, Anhui Estone Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Hefei 230088, China
  • 33. Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230031, China
  • 44. CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Traditional metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) typically utilize yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) as the electrolyte with operating temperature of about 800 ℃. In order to enable MS-SOFC to serve at low temperature, this study used gadolinium doped ceria (GDC), which exhibits higher conductivity at lower temperature, as the electrolyte to facilitate the practical application of MS-SOFC. Tape casting was employed to fabricate thin-film anodes (NiO-GDC) and electrolytes (GDC), while ultrasonic spraying was used to prepare the cathode material La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ(LSCF)-GDC. The resulting components were assembled onto a metal support to construct an MS-SOFC with a thin-film GDC electrolyte, and its electrochemical performance was evaluated. At 650 ℃, the total impedance of the cell was 0.50 Ω·cm2, with Ohmic impedance of 0.23 Ω·cm2 and polarization impedance of 0.27 Ω·cm2, and the maximum power density was 336 mW/cm2. The cell was operated at 550 ℃ under a constant voltage of 0.5 V for 100 h without significant degradation. Its electrolyte and anode, which were prepared by warm isostatic pressing and co-sintering, were tightly bonded. After long-term operation, no delamination between layers of the cell was observed, indicating that structural stability ensured the long-term stability of the MS-SOFC. MS-SOFCs in this study prepared via a process route combining tape casting, warm isostatic pressing, and direct assembly, displayed excellent electrochemical performance and long-term stability, providing a new approach for industrial production of low-temperature SOFCs.

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    Runyu CHAI, Zhen ZHANG, Menglong WANG, Changrong XIA. Preparation of Ceria Based Metal-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Direct Assembly Method[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(7): 765

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    Received: Nov. 29, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhen ZHANG (zhenge@ustc.edu.cn), Changrong XIA (xiacr@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240498

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