Fabrication of thin-film gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) interdiffusion barrier layers for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) by chemical solution deposition (CSD)

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 8135-8142

  Oh, Eun Ok ^a,c   Whang, Chin Myung ^a   Lee, Yu Ri ^b,c   Park, Sun Young ^c   Prasad, Dasari Hari ^c   Yoon, Kyung Joong ^c   Kim, Byung Kook ^c   Son, Ji Won ^c   Lee, Jong Ho ^c   Lee, Hae Weon ^c  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Films; C. Electrical properties; E. Fuel cells; Gadolinium doped ceria (GDC); Microstructure

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DRYING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; FILM PREPARATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; THIN FILMS;

CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION; DRYING CONTROL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES; E. FUEL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; GADOLINIUM DOPED CERIA; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84897419378     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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