Triple phase boundaries in solid-oxide cathodes

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 510-530

  Fehribach, Joseph D ^a   O'Hayre, Ryan ^b  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk pathway; Component potentials; Porous electrodes; Solid oxide fuel cell cathodes; Surface pathway; Triple phase boundaries

Indexed keywords

BULK PATHWAY; COMPONENT POTENTIALS; POROUS ELECTRODES; SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELL CATHODES; TRIPLE PHASE BOUNDARIES;

CELL MEMBRANES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CATHODES;

EID: 68249144585     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/080722667     Document Type: Article

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