Structural and microstructural stability of ceria-gadolinia electrolyte exposed to reducing environments of high temperature fuel cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volumn 1, Issue 36, 2013, Pages 10768-10782

  Badwal, S P S ^a   Fini, D ^a   Ciacchi, F T ^a   Munnings, C ^a   Kimpton, J A ^b   Drennan, J ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; MICROSTRUCTURAL STABILITY; STRUCTURE AND MICROSTRUCTURES; SYNCHROTRON X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN; MICROSTRUCTURE; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELLS (DCFC);

EID: 84882732392     PISSN: 20507488     EISSN: 20507496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ta11752a     Document Type: Article

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