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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2013)

Single-step Preparation of Nano-homogeneous NiO/YSZ Composite Anode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353737
Jung-Hoon Song
Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST), Fuel Cell Project, #32 Hyoja-Dong, Nam-Gu, Pohang City, Gyeongbuk 790-330, Republic of Korea
Mi Young Park
Changwon National University, School of Nano & Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-773, Republic of Korea
HyeWon Park
Changwon National University, School of Nano & Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-773, Republic of Korea
Hyung-Tae Lim
Changwon National University, School of Nano & Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-773, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author: Hyung-Tae Lim

htaelim@changwon.ac.kr

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2013), Article Number: 111-116

Abstract

Homogeneous co-precipitation and hydrothermal treatment were used to prepare nano- and highly dispersed NiO/YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia) composite powders. Composite powders of size less than 100 nm were successfully prepared. This process did not require separate sintering of the YSZ and NiO to be used as the raw materials for solid oxide fuel cells. The performance of a cell fabricated using the new powders (max. power density ∼0.87 W/cm2) was higher than that of a cell fabricated using conventional powders (max. power density ∼0.73 W/cm2). Co-precipitation and hydrothermal treatment proved to be very effective processes for reducing cell production costs as well as improving cell performance.

Keywords

Fuel cells Powder processing Electrochemistry Hydrothermal process NiO/YSZ composite anode
Song, Jung-Hoon, Mi Young Park, HyeWon Park, and Hyung-Tae Lim. 2013. “Single-Step Preparation of Nano-Homogeneous NiO/YSZ Composite Anode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”. Nano-Micro Letters 5 (2):111-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353737.
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