Dispersion, connectivity and tortuosity of hierarchical porosity composite SOFC cathodes prepared by freeze-casting

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 585-595

  Lichtner, A Z ^a   Jauffres D ^b   Roussel, D ^b   Charlot, F ^c   Martin, C L ^b   Bordia, R K ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Grenoble INP   (France)

Author keywords

3D microstructure; Freeze casting; Hierarchical porosity; SOFC; TPB

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DISPERSIONS; MANGANITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SINTERING; SOLVENTS; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; YTTRIUM METALLOGRAPHY; YTTRIUM OXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

3D MICROSTRUCTURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FREEZE CASTING; HIERARCHICAL POROSITY; ISOTROPIC MICROSTRUCTURES; LANTHANUM STRONTIUM MANGANITE; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIAS (YSZ);

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84908308384     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: 1873619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.09.030     Document Type: Article

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