The impact of ink rheology on the properties of screen-printed solid oxide fuel cell anodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6789-6801

  Somalu, M R ^a,b   Yufit, V ^a   Shapiro, I P ^c   Xiao, P ^c   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AC impedance; DC conductivity; Hardness; Rheology; Screen printing; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AC-IMPEDANCE; DC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILM MICROSTRUCTURES; MECHANICAL HARDNESS; RHEOLOGICAL TEST; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ANODES;

ANODES; BINDERS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; SCREEN PRINTING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); ZIRCONIA;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84877705714     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.03.108     Document Type: Article

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