A novel U-shaped anode-supported hollow fiber solid oxide fuel cell with considerable thermal cycling performance and stability

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-86

  Peng, Shujun ^a   Zhou, Dixiong ^a   Wei, Yanying ^a   Li, Zhong ^a   Wang, Haihui ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber; Membrane; Solid oxide fuel cell; Yttria stabilized zirconia

Indexed keywords

ANODE-SUPPORT; ANODE-SUPPORTED; ASYMMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; FINGER-LIKE STRUCTURE; HOLLOW FIBER; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE; U-SHAPED; WET SPINNING;

DEGRADATION; FIBERS; MANGANESE OXIDE; MEMBRANES; SINTERING; SPINNING (FIBERS); THERMAL CYCLING; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HOLLOW FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84864801489     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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