Electrochemical impedance modeling of gas transport and reforming kinetics in reformate fueled solid oxide fuel cell anodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 418-424

  Kromp, A ^a   Geisler, H ^a   Weber, A ^a   Ivers Tiffee E ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; FEM modeling; Porous media transport; Reformate operation; Reforming chemistry; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL CELLS; GASES; NICKEL; PHASE INTERFACES; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SOLID SOLUTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANODE SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; FEM MODELING; REFORMATES; REFORMING CHEMISTRY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ANODES;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84879465770     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.136     Document Type: Article

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