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A novel multistep dip-coating method for the fabrication of anode-supported microtubular solid oxide fuel cells

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A novel multistep dip-coating method was developed and successfully applied to the fabrication of anode-supported microtubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) using carbon rods as combustible cores. The fabricated microtubular SOFCs consisted of Ni-yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), YSZ, strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM)–YSZ, and LSM as the anode, electrolyte, cathode, and cathode current collector materials, respectively. To investigate the role of anode porosity on cell performance, two types of anode supports were prepared: one without a pore former and the other with a 10 wt.% graphite pore former. The microstructural features of the microtubular SOFCs were examined using scanning electron microscope images whereas the electrochemical performance was characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements as well as I–V characteristic curves. The results showed that the method used is a simple and low-cost alternative to conventional methods for the fabrication of microtubular SOFCs. We found that the anode porosity played an important role in improving the overall performance of the microtubular SOFC by reducing the concentration polarization.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in the form of a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (number 23360434). The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Prof. Naoki Shikazono at the University of Tokyo and Drs. Yoshinobu Fujishiro and Toshiaki Yamaguchi at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) for their invaluable suggestions and discussions. The first author (D. Panthi) gratefully acknowledges the scholarship received from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan during the research period.

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Panthi, D., Tsutsumi, A. A novel multistep dip-coating method for the fabrication of anode-supported microtubular solid oxide fuel cells. J Solid State Electrochem 18, 1899–1905 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2429-8

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