Atomic-scale mechanisms of oxygen electrode delamination in solid oxide electrolyzer cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1280-1291

  Rashkeev, Sergey N ^a   Glazoff, Michael V ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defect; Delamination; Hydrogen; Interface; Solid oxide electrolyzer cell

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC-SCALE MECHANISMS; CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT; DEGRADATION PROCESS; ELECTROLYZERS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL REGION; LSM/YSZ; MAIN PROCESS; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRESSURE BUILD UP; SOLID OXIDE; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SUBSTITUTIONAL DEFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

CALCULATIONS; CELLS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DEFECTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OXYGEN; STABILITY; STEEL SHEET; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIA;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 84855665733     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.117     Document Type: Article

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