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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Fabrication and Characterization of Alloy Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Manganese Cobaltite Cathode

Gupta, Sanjay 08 1900 (has links)
<p> This thesis demonstrates two concepts, one a viable fabrication process for an FeCr alloy supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and second, the use of CozMn04 (spinel)as the cathode material. Ni/YSZ and YSZ layers were used as anode and electrolyte respectively. The fabrication process consisted of tape casting of iron and chromium oxide powders for the support, dip coating of NiO-YSZ-Fe30 4-Crz03-C and YSZ as anode and electrolyte respectively, synthesis of CozMn04 from Co304 and MnOz as the , cathode material and finally screen printing of the CozMn04 cathode. The support, the anode, and the electrolyte were co-fired at 1350°C in air for 10 hours, then CozMn04 was screen printed and the cell was again fired at 1250°C for 4 hours in air. The complete cell was reduced in pure Hz at 950°C for 10 hours to convert the major part of support into Fe-Cr alloy, leaving approximately 20% unreduced FeCrz04. </p> <p> The fully fabricated cell was tested at 820°C using 7% Hz, 93% Nz as the fuel and air as the oxidant. The Co2MnO4 cathode which reduced to MnO + Co during the final processing stage was recovered in-situ at the start of the test. Pt mesh was used for current collection. The power density was in the range of 80-120 mW/cm2. </p> / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

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