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US20110158880A1 US12/982,054 US98205410A US2011158880A1 US 20110158880 A1 US20110158880 A1 US 20110158880A1 US 98205410 A US98205410 A US 98205410A US 2011158880 A1 US2011158880 A1 US 2011158880A1
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  • a fuel cell is a device that generates electricity by a chemical reaction.
  • an oxygen gas such as O 2
  • O 2 ⁇ oxygen ions
  • H 2 fuel gas
  • SOFCs solid oxide fuel cells
  • hard ceramic compounds of metal oxides e.g., calcium or zirconium oxides
  • Fuel cells are generally designed as stacks, whereby subassemblies, each including a cathode, an anode and a solid electrolyte between the cathode and the anode, are assembled in series by locating an electrical interconnect between the cathode of one subassembly and the anode of another.
  • One SOFC cell design consists of five layers. Two of these five layers are relatively thick layers: anode bulk and cathode bulk. A relatively thin layer of electrolyte and relatively thin functional anode and cathode layers are sandwiched between the bulk layers. Typically, the thin layer thickness is only about 1/100 th of the bulk layer thickness.
  • the most important mechanism in stress generation in a SOFC co-fired cell is the step of cooling down from the sintering temperature, typically 1300-1400° C., to room temperature, due to the mismatch in the coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) between the materials of the five layers. Where there is sufficient mismatch of CTE among the layers, cooling, or any temperature change that is too rapid, can cause fracture and consequent failure of the SOFC.
  • CTE coefficients of thermal expansion
  • both the cathode and anode materials of a SOFC have a CTE that is as close as possible to the CTE of the electrolyte, which is typically made of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ).
  • YSZ yttria-stabilized zirconia
  • a typical CTE of YSZ generally is in a range of between about 10.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and 11 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 , which is much lower than the CTE of most cathodes.
  • a typical anode material has a CTE of 11.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C.
  • LSM lanthanum strontium manganite
  • LSM20/80 La 0.2 Sr 0.8 MnO 3
  • CTE average CTE between room temperature and 1200° C.
  • the invention generally is directed to a cathode having an anisotropic CTE and a method for forming the anisotropic CTE cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell.
  • a cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell includes a sintered layer having an anisotropic coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) defined by an out-of-plane CTE and an in-plane CTE with a difference of at least 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 between the out-of-plane CTE and the in-plane CTE.
  • the sintered layer can be a perovskite.
  • the perovskite can be lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM).
  • the LSM can have an in-plane CTE in a range of between about 10.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and about 11.8 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C.
  • the out-of-plane CTE of the LSM can be about 13.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and the in-plane CTE of the LSM is about 12.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 .
  • the out-of-plane CTE of the LSM can be about 14.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and the in-plane CTE of the LSM is about 10.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 .
  • the anisotropic CTE cathode can exhibit a non-linear stress-strain curve at a temperature in a range of between about 20° C. and about 50° C.
  • a method for forming a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell includes the steps of placing a layer of perovskite powder between two platens, and sintering the layer while applying pressure to the platens, thereby forming the anisotropic CTE cathode.
  • the layer can have a thickness in a range of between about 0.5 mm and about 4 mm.
  • the layer can be sintered at a temperature in a range of between about 1200° C. and about 1400° C. for a time period in a range of between about 15 minutes and about 3 hours. In certain embodiments, the layer can be sintered at a temperature in a range of between about 1270° C.
  • the pressure applied to the platens can be in a range of between about 0.02 MPa and about 20 MPa. In some embodiments, the pressure applied onto the platens is in a range of between about 0.02 MPa and about 12 MPa.
  • This invention has many advantages, including maintaining low thermal mismatch stresses in the cell and stack of a SOFC. As will be further described below, it has been found that compression of LSM during heat treatment lowers the CTE of the LSM, thereby minimizing or significantly reducing failure of SOFCs that employ LSM during use.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of the application of the methods of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a graph of tangent CTE as a function of temperature for free-sintered and hot-pressed CREE LSM20.
  • FIG. 3 is a graph of tangent CTE pre- and post-annealing compared to the CTE of free-sintered and hot-pressed LSM20.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of test samples for the CTE anisotropy tests.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph of the anisotropic CTE test results
  • FIG. 6 is a graph of CTE as a function of pressure.
  • FIGS. 7A-C are graphs of four-point bending load as a function of displacement for cathode bulk materials.
  • FIG. 7D is a graph of stress as a function of strain for cathode bulk materials.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph of an XRD pattern of in-plane and out-of-plane surfaces of a hot-pressed sample.
  • the invention generally is directed to a cathode having an anisotropic CTE and a method for forming the anisotropic CTE cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell.
  • a SOFC stack can include the anisotropic CTE cathode, wherein the anisotropic CTE cathode can be made separately before stack fabrication or processed simultaneously with other layers of the SOFC stack.
  • the term solid oxide fuel cell includes a solid oxide electrolyser, that is, a solid oxide fuel cell operated in a regenerative mode for the electrolysis of water.
  • a method for forming an anisotropic coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell includes the steps of placing layer 10 of perovskite powder between two platens 20 , and sintering the layer while applying pressure to platens 20 , thereby forming the anisotropic CTE cathode.
  • the perovskite can be lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM).
  • LSM lanthanum strontium manganite
  • Other perovskites and their CTE's are listed in Table 1.
  • Layer 10 can have a thickness in a range of between about 0.5 mm and about 4 mm.
  • Layer 10 can be green-formed from the perovskite powder by, for example, die pressing, tape casting/lamination, extrusion, and gel casting.
  • layer 10 can be sintered at a temperature in a range of between about 1200° C. and about 1400° C., preferably between about 1270° C. and about 1290° C., for a time period in a range of between about 15 minutes and about 3 hours, preferably in a range of between about 15 minutes and about one hour.
  • the pressure applied to platens 20 can be in a range of between about 0.02 MPa and about 20 MPa, preferably in a range of between about 0.02 MPa and about 12 MPa, with a constant pressure being applied to platens 20 during the sintering time period.
  • the resulting low CTE cathode can have a CTE in a range of between about 10.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and about 11.8 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 , preferably in a range of between about 11.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and about 11.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 .
  • the CTEs listed herein are linear secant CTEs between room temperature and about 900° C., to avoid complications from continued sintering above about 1000° C.
  • the CTE can be anisotropic. As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the CTE can be defined by an out-of-plane CTE and an in-plane CTE.
  • the out-of-plane CTE of the low CTE cathode can be about 14.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 and the in-plane CTE of the low CTE cathode can be about 10.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ° C. ⁇ 1 .
  • the pressure induced change in CTE can be caused by the creation of anisotropy.
  • Single crystalline LSM has different thermal expansion coefficients along its three axes. See Neumeier, J. J.
  • the cathode can exhibit a non-linear stress-strain curve at a temperature in a range of between about 20° C. and about 50° C.
  • FIG. 2 A comparison of differential CTEs between hot-pressed and free sintered CREE LSM20 powder is shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the hot-pressed LSM20's tangent CTE is lower than that of free-sintered LSM20 over the entire temperature range.
  • Hot-pressed CREE LSM20 was subjected to thermal cycle tests in which the samples were exposed to 900° C. for an accumulated time period of about 16 hours.
  • the CTE before the cyclic test (during the initial heat-up) and after the test (during final cycle cool-down) were calculated.
  • the two CTE values were the same for all three types of samples tested (11-11.2 ppm for hot-pressed CREE LSM20, 11.9-12.2 ppm for free-sintered Praxair LSM20 and free-sintered CREE LSM20). Therefore, the relatively short-term stability of the CTE is demonstrated at 900° C.
  • a set of hot-pressed CREE LSM20 were annealed in a dilatometer in air at 900° C. (4 hrs), 1200° C. (4 hrs), 1280° C. (6 hrs), and 1380° C. (2 hrs) respectively.
  • the CTEs before and after annealing were measured.
  • Pre-annealing CTE was measured during the heat-up phase of annealing.
  • Post-annealing CTE was measured both during cool-down phase of annealing and in at least one subsequent separate CTE measurement run. The results are shown in Table 4 below.
  • the CTE remained unchanged after annealing at and below 1200° C., but increased back to (or almost to) the CTE of free-sintered LSM20 after annealing above 1200° C.
  • the trend can also be seen from the differential CTE plot shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the low CTE of the LSM obtained after hot-pressing reverses back to the CTE of free-sintered LSM after annealing at or above 1280° C.
  • the CTE reversal might be activated by the mobility of the crystalline structure, similarly to the continued sintering observed in hot-pressed LSM20 above 1100° C.
  • the CTE of hot-pressed LSM20 was tested in two orthogonal directions, shown in FIG. 4 . Due to the limitation of hot-pressed disk thickness (4 mm), the test samples were much shorter than the typical dilatometer test sample length (25 mm). The dimensions of the anisotropy test samples were 4 mm ⁇ 4 mm ⁇ 4 mm.
  • a thicker (23 mm) sample was made with a sintering temperature of about 1320° C. and a time of about 30 min under a pressure of about 3 MPa, so that longer (21 mm) CTE bars could be made for measurements along both in-plane and out-of-plane directions.
  • Table 6 shows the CTE values of 3 in-plane and out-of-plane samples, respectively, showing the anisotropy behavior of the samples.
  • the CTE values along the in-plane direction listed in Table 6 are higher than those reported elsewhere.
  • the HPed sample used for measurements in Table 6 was much thicker than the regular ones discussed above (23 mm vs. ⁇ 4 mm).
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization was applied on the in-plane and out-of-plane surfaces of HPed samples. As shown in FIG. 8 , crystal anisotropy can be differentiated by XRD characterization on the in-plane and out-of-plane surfaces. The number of peaks and position of those peaks are identical for both orientations. However, there are five pairs of peaks showing apparent relative intensity change (Table 7).
  • the CTE anisotropy it is expected that this crystal anisotropy can be a significant contributor.
  • FIG. 6 shows the CTE values for each individual test sample. It can be seen that even 0.02 MPa pressure was enough to alter the material. From the disk diameter expansion results, it can be seen that even 0.02 MPa pressure is large enough to induce pressure induced deformation (mass diffusion). This observation correlates with the hypothesis above on the creation of anisotropy in the crystalline structure by the forced alignment of crystalline orientation. It could also correlate with the observation above on the temperature at which (above 1200° C.) the CTE can be reversed after annealing.
  • LSM20 powder (CREE LSM20 or Praxair LSM20) was hot-pressed or free sintered into 2 inch disks. Bars were then cut from disks with dimensions of 50 mm ⁇ 4 mm ⁇ 4 mm. The bars were then subjected to four-point bending tests to measure the load vs. displacement curves. The results are shown in FIGS. 7A-D .
  • CB0513 was hot-pressed Praxair LSM20 (calcined powder) ( FIG. 7A )
  • CB0616 was free sintered CREE LSM20 ( FIG. 7B )
  • CB0704 was hot-pressed CREE SLM20 ( FIG. 7C ).
  • CB0616 (free-sintered CREE LSM20) showed a linear elastic to failure load-displacement curve under four point bending, which is the expected behavior of ceramics materials at room temperature under small loading.
  • FIGS. 7A-C show the load-displacement curves for each individual sample of the respective composition.
  • Both CB0513 (hot-pressed Praxair LSM20) and CB0704 (hot-pressed CREE LSM20) clearly showed non-linear load vs. displacement curves that are very much like plasticity yielding, i.e., softening, a behavior that resembles the ferroelasticity reported for some perovskite ceramics.

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