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The Structure and Properties of Plasma Sprayed Iron Oxide Doped Manganese Cobalt Oxide Spinel Coatings for SOFC Metallic Interconnectors

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Manganese cobalt oxide spinel doped with Fe2O3 was studied as a protective coating on ferritic stainless steel interconnects. Chromium alloying causes problems at high operation temperatures in such oxidizing conditions where chromium compounds evaporate and poison the cathode active area, causing the degradation of the solid oxide fuel cell. In order to prevent chromium evaporation, these interconnectors need a protective coating to block the chromium evaporation and to maintain an adequate electrical conductivity. Thermal spraying is regarded as a promising way to produce dense and protective layers. In the present work, the ceramic Mn-Co-Fe oxide spinel coatings were produced by using the atmospheric plasma spray process. Coatings with low thickness and low amount of porosity were produced by optimizing deposition conditions. The original spinel structure decomposed because of the fast transformation of solid-liquid-solid states but was partially restored by using post-annealing treatment.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Tekes—the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation and a group of industrial partners of the SofcPower project for financial support.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

    Jouni Puranen, Leo Hyvärinen, Mikko Kylmälahti & Petri Vuoristo

  2. VTT, Research Centre of Finland, Tampere, Finland

    Juha Lagerbom

  3. VTT, Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

    Olli Himanen, Mikko Pihlatie & Jari Kiviaho

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This article is an invited paper selected from presentations at the 2010 International Thermal Spray Conference and has been expanded from the original presentation. It is simultaneously published in Thermal Spray: Global Solutions for Future Applications, Proceedings of the 2010 International Thermal Spray Conference, Singapore, May 3-5, 2010, Basil R. Marple, Arvind Agarwal, Margaret M. Hyland, Yuk-Chiu Lau, Chang-Jiu Li, Rogerio S. Lima, and Ghislain Montavon, Ed., ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 2011.

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Puranen, J., Lagerbom, J., Hyvärinen, L. et al. The Structure and Properties of Plasma Sprayed Iron Oxide Doped Manganese Cobalt Oxide Spinel Coatings for SOFC Metallic Interconnectors. J Therm Spray Tech 20, 154–159 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-010-9598-5

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