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This study adopts a novel structure design of large-area planar metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell (MS-SOFC), which exhibits the characteristics of self-sealing and high thermal cycling resistance. The self-sealing structure of MS-SOFCs is achieved by brazing technology. Plasma spraying is performed to prepare all functional layers of cells. The size of cells is 10 × 10 cm2. The coefficients of thermal expansion of relevant parts (i.e., porous metal support, interconnector and compound structure of both) and the electrical conductivity of brazing solder were measured. The microstructure of brazing area was observed in situ at 800 °C for 500 h, and the distribution of fuel gas in the interconnector was simulated. The performance of cells was characterized and found that the maximum power density can reach up to 716 mW cm−2 at 700 °C. Moreover, the long-term stability of the cell was investigated for about 500 h with 6 times of thermal cycling implemented during this period. The open circuit voltage and the maximum power density of the cell showed a good stability.
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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Basic Research Project, Grant No. 2017YFB0306100), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (China-USA Intergovernmental Cooperation Project, Grant No. 2017YFE0105900), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 91860114). The authors thank Mr. Muhammad Bilal Hanif for his linguistic assistance during the preparation of this manuscript.
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Gao, JT., Li, JH., Wang, YP. et al. Performance and Stability of Plasma-Sprayed 10 × 10 cm2 Self-sealing Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells . J Therm Spray Tech 30, 1059–1068 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-021-01171-5
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