Single-Chamber solid oxide fuel cell technology-from its origins to today's state of the art

Energies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-134

  Kuhn, Melanie ^a   Napporn, Teko W ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Anode; Cathode; Electrolyte; Mixed reactant; Single chamber; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

CATHODIC REACTIONS; GAS CHAMBERS; MIXED-REACTANT; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; POWER OUT PUT; SINGLE CHAMBER SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; SINGLE CHAMBERS; STATE OF THE ART;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 76049094731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en3010057     Document Type: Review

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