Vacuum-assisted electroless copper plating on Ni/(Sm,Ce)O2 anodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 7661-7669

  Ai, Na ^a   Chen, Kongfa ^a   Jiang, San Ping ^a   Lü, Zhe ^b   Su, Wenhui ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon deposition; Cu network; Electroless copper plating; Isolated TPBs; Ni SDC cermet anode; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CARBON DEPOSITION; CU NETWORK; ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING; ISOLATED TPBS; NI/SDC CERMET ANODE;

CERMETS; COPPER; COPPER PLATING; ELECTROLESS PLATING; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METHANE; PHASE INTERFACES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); VACUUM;

ANODES;

EID: 79957620786     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.131     Document Type: Article

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