WO1998049738A1 - Electrode structure for solid state electrochemical devices - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to solid state electrochemical devices comprised of one or more electrodes in contact with a solid state electrolyte membrane More specifically, this invention relates to solid state electrochemical devices in which a lower total internal resistance of the cell results in better performance of the device, such as solid oxide or ceramic fuel cell devices or solid oxide or ceramic electrolytic cells
- a solid state electrochemical cell comprises two electrodes, the anode and the cathode, and a dense solid electrolyte membrane which separates the anode and cathode regions of the cell
- the anodic and cathodic reactions occur at the anode/electrolyte and cathode/electrolyte interfaces, respectively
- the solid electrolyte membrane is a material capable of conducting ionic species, such as oxygen ions, sodium ions, fluoride ions, or hydrogen ions, yet has a low electrical conductivity
- the electrolyte membrane must be impermeable to the electrochemical reactants It is known to prepare a solid oxide fuel cell comprising a dense electrolyte membrane of a ceramic oxygen ion conductor, a porous anode layer of a ceramic or a metal or, most commonly, a ceramic-metal composite, in contact with the electrolyte membrane on the fuel side of the cell, and a porous cathode layer of an electronically-conductive metal oxide
- Electrode structures comprising a porous layer of electrolyte particles on a dense electrolyte membrane with electrocatalyst material on and within the porous layer of electrolyte are known
- the electrocatalyst material is continuous on the surface of the porous electrolyte material to create a three-phase boundary (TPB) where the electrolyte material, electrocatalyst, and gas are in contact
- TPB three-phase boundary
- the electrode is prepared by applying an electrocatalyst precursor material as a slurry to a porous electrolyte structure, and then heating the precursor material to form the electrocatalyst
- this method of creating the layer of electrocatalyst in and on the porous electrolyte structure by repeated applications of the electrocatalyst slurry may create more process steps
- this invention is a composite oxygen electrode/electrolyte structure for a solid state electrochemical device having a porous composite electrode in contact with a dense electrolyte membrane, said electrode comprising:
- this invention is a process for preparing a layered composite oxygen electrode/electrolyte structure having a porous composite electrode in contact with a dense electrolyte membrane which comprises the steps of:
- the electrode structure and process of the invention provide an oxygen electrode/electrolyte assembly which is relatively simple to manufacture, requiring relatively few steps to infiltrate an electrocatalyst precursor material to obtain an electrode structure which will perform advantageously in a solid oxide fuel cell, has a relatively low internal resistance, and which permits the selection of an optimal electronically-conductive material and electrocatalyst.
- the invention also provides an electrode/electrolyte structure with an advantageous three-phase boundary (TPB) length between the electrocatalyst, the ionically-conductive material in contact with the electrocatalyst, and the gas phase.
- TPB three-phase boundary
- FIGS 1 -5 illustrate the performance of anode/electrolyte/cathode structures prepared and tested in accordance with the procedures described in Examples 1-5, respectively.
- the term "oxygen electrode” as used herein refers to the electrode at which oxygen is either reduced, or oxygen anions are oxidized, depending on the function of the cell, such as the cathode portion of a solid oxide fuel cell or the anode portion of an electrolytic cell.
- the oxygen electrode portion of the electrode/electrolyte structure of the invention comprises a porous, solid-solid mixture of ionically-conductive material and electronically-conductive material, having an electrocatalyst different from the electronically-conductive material dispersed within its pores.
- the mixture comprises a continuous phase of the ionically- conductive material and a continuous phase of the electronically-conductive material, which form interpenetrating networks with respect to each other.
- the electrode/electrolyte structure of the invention may be prepared by any suitable method.
- the unsintered mixture of electronically-conductive and ionically-conductive materials may be deposited on a layer comprising a sintered or unsintered ionically-conductive electrolyte material prior to being sintered, to ensure sufficient contact between the layers, as illustrated in the process of the second aspect of the invention.
- the mixture of ionically-conductive and electronically- conductive materials is deposited on an unsintered layer of electrolyte material and the mixture and electrolyte layer are sintered simultaneously.
- the mixture is deposited on a previously sintered layer of electrolyte, and then sintered.
- the mixture of ionically-conductive and electronically-conductive particles may be applied to the layer comprising particles of an electrolyte material (hereafter "electrolyte layer”), by any suitable means such as, for example, tape casting methods, painting or silk- screening a slurry of the material(s) onto the electrolyte layer, or by vapor deposition techniques such as plasma-spraying directly onto the solid electrolyte structure.
- electrolyte layer any suitable means such as, for example, tape casting methods, painting or silk- screening a slurry of the material(s) onto the electrolyte layer, or by vapor deposition techniques such as plasma-spraying directly onto the solid electrolyte structure.
- electrolyte layer any suitable means such as, for example, tape casting methods, painting or silk- screening a slurry of the material(s) onto the electrolyte layer, or by vapor deposition techniques such as plasma-spraying directly onto the solid electrolyte structure.
- an electrocatalyst is incorporated into the porous network of electronically-conductive particles and ionically- conductive particles by any suitable technique, such as by infiltrating the network with a solution or dispersion of an electrocatalyst precursor and heating the infiltrated network under conditions sufficient to form the corresponding electrocatalyst.
- electroly-conductive material means a material having an electronic conductivity of at least 10- 1 Siemens/cm (S/cm) at the operating temperature of the device.
- the conductivity of the material is at least 10 S/cm, more preferably at least 100 S/cm.
- This phase must also be compatible with the electrolyte layer and the ionically-conductive material of the composite electrode. For example, it must not significantly undergo reactions with either the layer or the material at the processing or operating temperatures to form a new phase with insufficient conductivity or electrocatalytic properties for use in a practical device.
- the primary function of the electronically-conductive material is the transport of electricity (electrons) either from the external circuit to the active sites of the electrode or from the active sites to the external circuit, although the electronically- conductive phase may also have a significant ionic conductivity and may also be a good electrocatalyst.
- electrocatalyst refers to a material with sufficient catalytic activity for the electrochemical reaction(s) occurring at the electrode for its use in a practical device. This material must also be compatible with the electrolyte layer, the ionically- conductive material and the electronically-conductive material, at the operating temperature of the device. The primary function of this material is to efficiently promote the desired electrochemical reaction(s) within the electrode.
- Suitable electronically-conductive materials and electrocatalysts include metallic or semi-conductive materials such as metals, conductive metal alloys, conductive metal oxides, and mixtures thereof.
- suitable metals include platinum, silver, palladium, rhodium, iridium and ruthenium.
- Suitable conductive metal alloys include conductive metal oxides such as the rare earth perovskites having the general formula: A aA'aB bB' Os. ⁇ , where 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 1 ; 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1 ; -0.2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 0.5; A is at least one rare earth cation such as La, Pr, Nd, Sm or Tb; A' is at least one dopant cation, such as the alkaline earth cations Sr or Ca; B is at least one transition element cation from Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, or Ni; and B' is a transition element cation different from B.
- conductive metal oxides such as the rare earth perovskites having the general formula: A aA'aB bB' Os. ⁇ , where 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 1 ; 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1 ; -0.2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 0.5; A is at least one rare earth cation such as La
- Examples of such conductive rare earth perovskites include ("LSM "), where 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.5; Pr 1 . a Sr a Mn0 3 . ⁇ ("PSM "), where 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.6; Pr 1 . a Sr a Co0 3 .6, where 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.5; La 1 . a Sr a Co 1 . Fe 0 3 .
- Examples of other conductive metal oxides include the products formed from mixtures of In 2 0 3 -Pr0 1 83-Zr0 2 , having composition ratios of ln 2 0 3 of 0 to 90 percent, PrO- ⁇ .83 of 10 to 100 percent, Zr0 of O to 50 percent and the products formed from mixtures of C ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4-PrO ⁇ .83-Zr0 , having composition ratios of C03O4 of 0 to 70 percent, PrO-i 83 of 30 to 100 percent and Zr0 2 of O to 50 percent.
- Other conductive or semi-conductive materials having a conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm at the cell operating temperature may also be useful.
- the electronically-conductive material is rare earth manganite such as PSM or LSM, particularly when the electrolyte material is a doped zirconia.
- ionically-conductive material means a material with sufficient ionic conductivity for its use in a practical fuel cell device (typically o, ⁇ 10 "3 S/cm at the operating temperature of the device). This material must also be compatible with the ionically-conductive and electronically-conductive materials to which it is adjacent in the electrolyte/electrode structure. For example, it must not significantly undergo reactions with either of those materials at the processing or operating temperatures to form a new phase with insufficient conductivity or electrocatalytic properties for use in a fuel cell.
- the primary function of the ionically-conductive material in the electrode is the efficient transport of ions from the active sites of the electi ode to the electrolyte membrane, and wee versa, depending on whether the device in which the electrode is utilized is a fuel cell or eletrolytic cell.
- the ionically-conductive material may also have a significant electronic conductivity and may also be a good electrocatalyst.
- Suitable ionically-conductive materials include doped zirconias such as yttria- stabilized zirconia (“YSZ”), ytterbium-stabilized zirconia (“YbSZ”), scandium-doped zirconia, ceria, gadolinium-doped ceria, Gdo. ⁇ o,Pro.o . Ceo.8 ⁇ 2 .
- doped zirconias such as yttria- stabilized zirconia (“YSZ”), ytterbium-stabilized zirconia (“YbSZ”), scandium-doped zirconia, ceria, gadolinium-doped ceria, Gdo. ⁇ o,Pro.o . Ceo.8 ⁇ 2 .
- the ionically-conductive material is a doped zirconia, and is most preferably YSZ.
- the electronically- and ionically-conductive materials are employed in amounts sufficient to form conductive networks among like particles after sintering, but are preferably present in an amount, based on the solid volume of the materials used to prepare the porous layer, of at least 20 percent by volume of each and preferably no more than 80 percent by volume of either.
- the size of the particles of ionically-conductive and electronically-conductive materials, as well as the size of the grains of materials present after sintering (as may be observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy) is preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 20 microns.
- the mixture used to prepare the porous interpenetrating network may optionally contain a fugitive binder such as an organic polymer, and/or a fugitive pore former such as carbon particles, which will burn at or below the sintering temperature to increase the porosity of the structure.
- a fugitive binder such as an organic polymer
- a fugitive pore former such as carbon particles
- suitable fugitive binders include acrylates, poly(vinyl butyral) (available from Monsanto as Butvar" 1 ), polyvinyl acetone, methylcellulose, and styrene/butadiene copolymers.
- electrolyte membrane refers to an ionically-conductive solid membrane having an ionic conductivity ( ⁇ j) of at least 10" 3 S/cm at the operating temperature of the device and sufficiently low electronic conductivity ( ⁇ e ) for its use as the electrolyte membrane which separates the anode from the cathode in a solid state electrochemical device.
- ⁇ e / ⁇ , ⁇ 10" 2 and more preferably ⁇ e / ⁇ , ⁇ 10- 3 .
- the area-specific resistance of the membrane is less than 0.1 ⁇ cm 2 , which may be calculated by dividing its thickness by its conductivity, ⁇ .
- the electrolyte membrane may be prepared by any suitable method, such as by depositing a slurry of an ionically-conductive electrolyte material directly onto one of the electrodes, or by preparing a cast tape of an ionically-conductive electrolyte material, which is laminated to a cast tape of electrode material.
- the ionically-conductive electrolyte material is deposited onto a layer of unsintered material, which, after sintering, will become the electrode on the opposite side of the electrolyte membrane with respect to the electrode prepared by the process of the invention.
- Either or both the anode or cathode side of a cathode/electrolyte membrane/anode structure may be the electrode of the invention or prepared by the process of the invention.
- the assembly is then sintered under suitable pressure and temperature conditions.
- the sintering conditions should be selected so that they are sufficient to fuse the majority of the like particles in the assembly layer containing the ionically-conductive and electronically-conductive particles, as well as to fuse the majority of like particles at the electrolyte membrane/electrode interface sufficiently to form an ionically-conductive pathway therebetween.
- the sintering conditions should be selected to densify the ionically-conductive material sufficiently to form a gas-impermeable electrolyte membrane.
- Fugitive pore-forming materials which will burn at or below the sintering temperature may also be incorporated into the mixture to control the porosity of the electrode layer, as discussed above.
- the sintering conditions necessary to form the structure having an optimum porosity may be readily determined experimentally.
- the porous structure or assembly formed from the mixture of the electronically-conductive material and the ionically-conductive material is then infiltrated with a solution or dispersion of an electrocatalyst precursor material.
- a solution of a precursor material is utilized. Any electrocatalyst that can be formed by heat-treating a solution precursor or the residue of evaporation of a solution precursor can be utilized in the porous electrode structure by infiltrating the electrode with the solution precursor, and then heating the electrode/electrolyte assembly.
- the electrocatalyst is PrCo ⁇ or PrCo0 3 /silver, the reaction products formed from mixtures of PrCo0 3 -YSZ with composition ratios of PrCo ⁇ 3 of 30 to 100 percent, YSZ of 0 to 70 percent, La(Sr)Co0 3 , or La(Sr)Co(Ni)0 3 .
- the electrocatalyst is preferably PrCo ⁇ 3.
- the electrocatalyst is preferably La(Sr)Co ⁇ 3, La(Sr)Co(Ni)0 3 , or La(Sr)Fe(Co)0 3 .
- Solution precursors of electrocatalysts include aqueous or non-aqueous solutions of metal salts recited above, such as nitrates, acetates and citrates.
- any electrocatalyst that can be formed by deposition from or decomposition of a gas phase precursor can also be introduced within the porous electrode structure by infiltrating the electrode with said gas phase precursor.
- La 1 ⁇ Sr ⁇ Mn ⁇ 3 may be formed within the porous structure by heating the structure after it has been infiltrated with a solution containing a mixture of 1-x molar equivalents of lanthanum nitrate, x molar equivalents of strontium nitrate, and 1 molar equivalent of manganese nitrate.
- the porous structure may be infiltrated by any suitable means such as by painting or silk screening the solution of the electrocatalyst material into the porous structure. If desired, a stack of cells may be assembled prior to being infiltrated and infiltrated simultaneously. If precursor materials are used, the step of heating the material to form the electrocatalyst is preferably carried out when the fuel cell is heated to its operating temperature. The step of heating the electrocatalyst precursor to form the electrocatalyst may be carried out on the assembly after infiltration, or after the assembly has been used in the preparation of a multi-cell stack.
- the materials used to prepare the electronically- and ionically-conductive phases of the composite electrode are preferably chosen to be compatible with the electrolyte membrane, so that reactions significantly deleterious to the performance of the cell do not occur at sintering or cell operating conditions.
- the catalytic properties of the optimum electronically-conductive materials may be less than desirable. Since the electrocatalyst precursor is infiltrated after the porous network layer and electrolyte layer are sintered, it need only be compatible with the network and electrolyte layer at temperatures at which the precursor material is heated, or the fuel cell is operated, which are typically much lower than the temperature at which the electrode will have previously been sintered.
- the electronically-conductive material preferably has electronic conductivity, chemical compatibility with the electrolyte membrane at the sintering, and fuel cell operating temperatures, both in terms of chemical reactivity and coefficients of thermal expansion.
- the porosity of the composite electrode structure containing the electrocatalyst is preferably at least 10 percent, more preferably at least 20 percent; but is preferably no greater than 50 percent, more preferably no greater than 35 percent.
- the average pore size of the composite structure is preferably at least 0.1 micron, more preferably at least 1 micron; but is preferably no greater than 20 microns, more preferably no greater than 10 microns.
- the structure is heated to form the correct form of electrocatalyst, it is preferably heated at a temperature below the sintering temperature of the materials and the porous layer so that the particles do not further coarsen.
- the thickness of the sintered electrolyte membrane is preferably at least 5 ⁇ m, more preferably at least 10 ⁇ m; but is preferably no greater than 35 ⁇ m, more preferably no greater than 20 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the sintered composite electrode is preferably at least 5 ⁇ m, more preferably at least 50 ⁇ m; but is preferably no greater than 500 ⁇ m, more preferably no greater than 200 ⁇ m.
- Solid oxide fuel cells which incorporate the electrode of the invention preferably have a peak power density of at least 0.3 watt/cm 2 operating at 800°C using hydrogen gas as a fuel and air as an oxidant.
- a peak power density of at least 0.3 watt/cm 2 operating at 800°C using hydrogen gas as a fuel and air as an oxidant.
- the anode portion of an anode/electrolyte/-cathode structure was formed by pressing a 1.25 inch (3.2 cm) diameter disk from 2.5 g of a mixture of NiO (62 weight percent)/YSZ (38 weight percent).
- NiO/YSZ The mixture of NiO/YSZ was prepared by ball milling 31.0 g of NiO (available from Johnson Matthey, Ward Hill, MA), 19.0 g of YSZ (Tosoh TZ-8Y, available from Tosoh Ceramics, Boundbrook, NJ) and 1.45 g of a styrene/butadiene latex binder in 65 mL of ethanol and 10 mL of water for 1 5 days
- a thin coating of YSZ (the ionically-conductive electrolyte material) was applied to one face of the NiO/YSZ disk by placing 7 to 8 drops of a dispersion of YSZ in absolute ethanol on the face of the disk and quickly tilting the disk in a circular fashion to completely and as uniformly as possible cover the face of the disk
- the dispersion was prepared by sonicating a suspension of 0.5 g of YSZ in 20 mL of absolute ethanol for about 4 minutes.
- the coated disk was allowed to
- YSZ/LSM/graphite mixture was prepared by sonicating for 4 minutes a suspension of 1 8 g YSZ (Tosoh TZ-8Y), 1.4 g LSM (Lao 8$ o 2 Mn ⁇ 3, Seattle Specialty Ceramics, Seattle, WA) and 1.5 g of graphite (325 mesh size, available from Johnson Matthey) in 22 mL of absolute ethanol After drying for about 2 hours, the disk was fired to burn out the fugitive pore formers and binder and sinter the structure, according to the following schedule: heat room temperature to 300°C in 1 : 10 (1 hour 10 minutes), 300°C to 750°C ⁇ n 5.00, 750°C to 800°C ⁇ n 1 :30, 800°C to 1200
- the porous LSM/YSZ layer was infiltrated with an aqueous solution of 1 /W praseodymium nitrate and 1 /W cobalt nitrate by applying the solution with a brush until the porous LSM/YSZ layer had fully absorbed the solution
- the disk was fired at 900°C for 1 hour (the electrocatalyst precursor)
- a second coating of Pt ink was applied to the anode face, a second infiltration of the cathode layer was performed, this time with an aqueous solution containing 1 /W praseodymium nitrate, 1 /W cobalt nitrate, and 1/W silver nitrate
- Pt ink was painted on the cathode face and silver mesh was attached to both the anode and cathode faces of the fuel cell, to function as current collectors
- the cell assembly was then fired for 2 hours at 8
- the current-voltage response of the fuel cell was measured at 800°C using humidified hydrogen (about 3 percent water) as the fuel gas and air as the oxidant gas
- the air flow across the cathode was maintained at about 500 mL/minute and the fuel flow across the anode maintained at about 150 mL/minute
- a cell area of 2.34 cm 2 (the area of a disk 0.68 inch (4.3 cm) diameter) was used to calculate the cell current density and power density shown in Figure 1.
- the slope of the plot of cell voltage versus current density is the area specific resistance of the cell (0.35 ohm-cm 2 from Figure 1).
- Example 3 An anode/electrolyte/cathode structure was prepared as described in Example 1 , except that the cell was heated to 800°C for 12 hours, and cooled again to ambient temperatures prior to being infiltrated a single time with the catalyst precursor to PrCo ⁇ 3. The cell was then tested in accordance with the procedure described in Example 1 , and the cell's current-voltage data is shown in Figure 2.
- Example 3
- a 1.25 inch (3.2 cm) diameter disk was pressed from 2.5 g of a mixture containing 62 weight percent of NiO (Alfa), 26 weight percent of YSZ (Tosoh TZ-8Y), and 12 weight percent of YbSZ (8 mol percent Yb-doped Zr0 2 , Seattle Specialty Chemicals).
- a thin coating of YbSZ was applied to one face of the NiO/YSZ/YbSZ disk by placing 6 to 8 drops of a dispersion of 8 mol percent Yb-doped Zr0 in absolute ethanol on the face of the disk and quickly tilting the disk in a circular fashion to completely and as uniformly as possible cover the face of the disk.
- the coated disk was allowed to dry for 50 minutes under a glass cover dish. The coating procedure was repeated 4 more times for a total of 5 applications.
- a coating of a mixture of YbSZ, LSM, and graphite was applied to the face of the disk previously coated with YbSZ by applying a slurry containing 38 weight percent YbSZ, 30 weight percent LSM (Lao.8Sro. 2 Mn0 3 , Seattle Specialty Ceramics) and 32 weight percent graphite powder (available from Johnson Matthey) in absolute ethanol.
- the disk After drying, the disk was fired according to the following schedule: heat from room temperature to 300°C in 1 : 10, 300°C to 750°C in 5:00, 750°C to 850°C in 1 :30, 850°C to 1225°C in 3:00, 1225°C to 1250°C in 3:00, 1250°C to 1000°C in 2:00, 1000°C to 500°C in 1 :30, 500°C to room temperature in 0: 50. After firing, the fuel cell was creep flattened under the weight of a setter for 3: 00 at 1250°C.
- ASR area specific resistance
- the tape casting slips employed a 50/50 mixture of methyl ethyl ketone/ethanol as the solvent, polyvinyl butyral (Monsanto) as the binder and dibutyl phthalate (Aldrich) as the plasticizer.
- the YSZ electrolyte layer tape was cast with a thickness of 0.002 inch (.005 cm), the NiO/YSZ anode layer tape was cast with a thickness of 0.010 inch (.02 cm), and the LSZ/YSZ/graphite cathode layer tape was cast with a thickness of 0.010 inch (.02 cm).
- the layered structure was then co-sintered according to the following schedule: 5°C/minute from RT to 300°C; 2°C/minute from 300°C to 900°C; held at 900°C for 1 hour; 2.5°C/minute from 900°C to 1250°C; held at 1250°C for 3 hours; cooled to RT at 5°C/minute.
- the YSZ/LSM cathode of the fuel cell was infiltrated once with a 1 M solution of Pr and Co nitrates (electrocatalyst precursor) in water and heat-treated for 1 hour at 900°C.
- the cell performance was measured at 800°C using humidified hydrogen as the fuel gas and air as the oxidant gas.
- the air flow across the cathode was maintained at about 750 mL/minute and the fuel flow across the anode maintained at about 200 mL/minute.
- the current-voltage response of the fuel cell is shown in Figure 4.
- the cell produced a peak power of 0.74 W/cm 2 .
- the slope of the plot of cell voltage versus current density gave a value for the area specific resistance of the cell of 0.33 ⁇ -cm 2 .
- a 1.25 inch (3.2 cm) diameter disk was pressed from 2.5 g of a mixture containing 62 weight percent of NiO (Alfa), 26 weight percent of YSZ (Tosoh TZ-8Y), and 12 weight percent YbSZ (8 mol percent Yb-doped Zr0 2 , Seattle Specialty Ceramics). This mixture was prepared by the same method described in Example 3 except no latex binder was employed.
- a thin coating of YSZ was applied to one face of the NiO/YSZ/YbSZ disk by placing 6 to 8 drops of a dispersion of YSZ (Tosoh TZ-8Y) in absolute ethanol on the face of the disk and quickly tilting the disk in a circular fashion to completely and as uniformly as possible cover the face of the disk.
- the dispersion was prepared by sonicating 0.497 g of YSZ in 20 mL of absolute ethanol for 2 minutes at 100 W. The coating procedure was repeated two more times for a total of three applications. Next, two coatings of YbSZ were applied on top of the YSZ layer in the same manner.
- the YbSZ dispersion was prepared by sonicating 0.506 g of 8 mol percent Yb-doped Zr0 2 (Seattle Specialty Ceramics) in 20 mL of absolute ethanol for 4 minutes at 100 W. Finally, a coating of YbSZ/graphite was applied to the face of the disk previously coated with YbSZ by applying a slurry containing 38 weight percent YbSZ, 30 weight percent LSM, and 32 weight percent graphite powder (Alfa, -325 mesh) in absolute ethanol.
- the disk was fired according to the following schedule: heat from room temperature to 300°C in 1 : 10, 300°C to 750°C in 5:00, 750°C to 850°C in 1 :30, 850°C to 1225°C in 3:00, 1225°C to 1250°C in 3:00, 1250°C to 1000°C in 2:00, 1000°C to 500°C in 1 :30, 500°C to room temperature in 0:50.
- the fuel cell was creep flattened under the weight of a setter according to the following firing schedule: heat from room temperature to 300°C in 1 : 10, 300°C to 750°C in 5:00, 750°C to 800°C in 1 :30, 800°C to 1225°C in 3:00, 1250°C to 1250°C in 3:00, cooled 1250°C to 1000°C in 2:00 and 1000°C to 500°C in 1 :30, then furnace cooled from 500°C to room temperature. After sintering, the cells were about 1.0 inch (3.2 cm) diameter and were slightly warped. The warp was removed by creep flattening the cells under o the weight of a setter for 3 hours at 1250°C.
- the LSM/YbSZ layer was infiltrated once with the 1 M PrCo ⁇ 3 - silver precursor and the anode and cathode faces were painted with Pt ink. The cell was then fired at 900°C for 1 hour. After cooling, the infiltration was repeated and the anode and cathode faces again painted with Pt ink and fired for 1 hour at 900°C. Another coating of Pt ink was applied to the 5 cathode face and the cell fired a third time for 1 hour at 900°C. Finally, another application of Pt ink was made to the anode and cathode faces, and the cell sandwiched between silver mesh and fired at 900°C for 1 hour under the weight of two setters.
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