A multiphysics modeling study of (Pr0.7Sr0.3)Mno 3±δ/8 mol % Yttria-stabilized Zirconia composite cathodes for solid Oxide fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-51

  An, Ke ^a   Reifsnider, Kenneth L ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ZIRCONIA;

IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MULTIPHYSICS MODELING; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 15244351101     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1842782     Document Type: Article

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