High resolution FIB-TEM and FIB-SEM characterization of electrode/electrolyte interfaces in solid oxide fuel cells materials

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 9180-9188

  Soldati, Analía L ^a   Baqué, Laura ^a,b   Troiani, Horacio ^a   Cotaro, Carlos ^a   Schreiber, Anja ^c   Caneiro, Alberto ^a,b   Serquis, Adriana ^a,b  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

FIB; Interface; Nanostructure; Semi coherent attachment; SOFC; TEM

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CATHODE LAYERS; CONTACT AREAS; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; FIB; HALF CELLS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; INTERFACIAL BOUNDARY; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; IT-SOFCS; LONG-TIME OPERATION; M CATHODES; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSIZED STRUCTURES; OPERATION CONDITIONS; REAL APPLICATIONS; REAL CONTACT AREA; SEMI-COHERENT ATTACHMENT; SEMI-COHERENT INTERFACES; SITE-SPECIFIC;

CATHODES; CHARACTERIZATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOSTRUCTURES; PEROVSKITE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 79958789890     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.121     Document Type: Article

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