The effect of solids loading on the screen-printing and properties of nickel/scandia-stabilized-zirconia anodes for solid oxide fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9500-9510

  Somalu, M R ^a,b   Yufit, V ^a   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anode; Ink; Rheology; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; COMPLEX MODULUS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SINTERING; PARTICLE NETWORK; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SCANDIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

ANODES; ELASTICITY; ELECTRODES; RHEOLOGY; SCREEN PRINTING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THICK FILMS; ZIRCONIA;

INK;

EID: 84877716776     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.061     Document Type: Article

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