TY - JOUR
T1 - Deposition and microfabrication of Gd-doped CeO2 for micro SOFC operating at low temperature
AU - Takahashi, Tomokazu
AU - Iguchi, Fumitada
AU - Yugami, Hiroo
AU - Esashi, Masayoshi
AU - Tanaka, Shuji
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - This paper describes the fabrication technology of micro solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) using Gddoped CeO2 (GDC) solid oxide electrolyte. A GDC membrane is made extremely thin (-300 nm thick) for low temperature operation, and a microheater is formed on the GDC membrane for local heating. To fabricate the self-supported GDC membrane, the stress of GDC films deposited by pulse laser deposition (PLD) was reduced by controlling partial O2 pressure during deposition. The etch resistance of the GDC film against several chemicals was investigated to design the fabrication process of the micro SOFC. Using the designed fabrication process, the core structure of the micro SOFC was successfully fabricated. The ionic conductivity of the self-supported GDC membrane is approximately identical to that of bulk GDC. The area specific resistivity of the self-supported GDC membrane is as low as 0.15 Ωcm 2 at 500d̀C.
AB - This paper describes the fabrication technology of micro solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) using Gddoped CeO2 (GDC) solid oxide electrolyte. A GDC membrane is made extremely thin (-300 nm thick) for low temperature operation, and a microheater is formed on the GDC membrane for local heating. To fabricate the self-supported GDC membrane, the stress of GDC films deposited by pulse laser deposition (PLD) was reduced by controlling partial O2 pressure during deposition. The etch resistance of the GDC film against several chemicals was investigated to design the fabrication process of the micro SOFC. Using the designed fabrication process, the core structure of the micro SOFC was successfully fabricated. The ionic conductivity of the self-supported GDC membrane is approximately identical to that of bulk GDC. The area specific resistivity of the self-supported GDC membrane is as low as 0.15 Ωcm 2 at 500d̀C.
KW - Gd-Doped CeO (GDC)
KW - Pulsed Laser Deposition
KW - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
KW - Thin Solid Electrolyte
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U2 - 10.1299/kikaib.75.751_524
DO - 10.1299/kikaib.75.751_524
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67649970595
SN - 0387-5016
VL - 75
SP - 524
EP - 526
JO - Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
JF - Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
IS - 751
ER -