Suppression of Ni agglomeration in PLD fabricated Ni-YSZ composite for surface modification of SOFC anode

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3415-3423

  Noh, Ho Sung ^a,b   Son, Ji Won ^a   Lee, Heon ^b   Ji, Ho Il ^a   Lee, Jong Ho ^a   Lee, Hae Weon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Films; Fuel cells; Microstructure final; Nano composites; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

ANODE-SUPPORT; COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES; MICROSTRUCTURE-FINAL; NANO-POROUS; OPEN-CELL; POROUS ANODE SUPPORT; POST ANNEALING; POST-ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; SOFC ANODE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; THIN FILM ELECTROLYTES; YSZ THIN FILMS; ZRO2;

AGGLOMERATION; ANNEALING; DEPOSITION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GRAIN GROWTH; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 77956571915     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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