Optimization of the microstructure of porous composite cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1248-1261

  Farhad, Siamak ^a   Hamdullahpur, Feridun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemical performance; Micromodeling; Optimization; Porous composite cathode; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; COMPOSITE CATHODE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ION TRANSPORTS; MICRO-MODELING; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL VARIABLES; MINIMUM VALUE; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; PARTICLE SIZE RATIO; POROUS COMPOSITES; RANDOM PACKING; SOLID OXIDE; SPHERE MODEL; TOTAL RESISTANCE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SPHERES;

CATHODES;

EID: 84855338514     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12652     Document Type: Article

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