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The High Temperature Fuel Cell (HTFC) is unique among fuel cells in being an all-solid-state device which operates at temperatures of 800–1100°C. Conventional, low temperature fuel cells possess a liquid electrolyte (an acid or alkali) which gives rise to problems of corrosion (acidic electrolyte) or carbonation (alkaline electrolyte). In addition, low temperature operation favours electrode polarisation and poisoning by impurities. Finally, the difficulty of maintaining a stable 3-phase contact (liquid-solid-gas) creates design problems at the electrodes. For these reasons researchers turned their attention to the solid electrolyte fuel cell.
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Markin, T.L., Bones, R.J., Dell, R.M. (1976). High Temperature Solid Electrolyte Fuel Cells. In: Mahan, G.D., Roth, W.L. (eds) Superionic Conductors. Physics of Solids and Liquids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8789-7_2
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