Mechanism of oxygen electrode delamination in solid oxide electrolyzer cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 9527-9543

  Virkar, Anil V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Non equilibrium thermodynamics; Oxygen electrode delamination; Solid oxide electrolyzer cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELS; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; ELECTROLYZERS; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTION; HIGH PRESSURE; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; OXYGEN ELECTRODE DELAMINATION; SOLID OXIDE; SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER CELL; THERMODYNAMIC NON-EQUILIBRIUM;

DELAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; STEEL SHEET; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

OXYGEN;

EID: 77956172738     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.06.058     Document Type: Article

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