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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/KCERS.2006.43.12.751

Fuel Cells for Intermediate Temperature Operations  

Shim, Joon-H. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Cha, Suk-Won (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
Gur, Turgut M. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Prinz Fritz B. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.43, no.12, 2006 , pp. 751-757 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, a new type of solid oxide fuel cells has been developed employing extremely thin oxide electrolyte. These fuel cells are expected to operate at significantly reduced temperature compared to conventional solid oxide fuel cells. Accordingly, they may resolve the stability and material selection issues of high temperature fuel cells. Furthermore, they may eliminate the limitations of polymer membrane fuel cells whose operation temperature is under $100^{\circ}C$. In this paper, we review the electrolytes for intermediate temperature operation. Then, we discuss the current development of thin film solid oxide fuel cells that possibly operated at low temperatures.
Keywords
Solid oxide fuel cells; Thin film electrolyte; Micro fuel cells; Microfabrication;
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