2020 Volume 88 Issue 4 Pages 290-294
Anode support is prepared using phase inversion method and directly used for anode supported solid oxide fuel cell. The anode substrate is about 560 µm in thickness and has a porosity of 60.0%. The finger-like pore layer is 522 µm in thickness, in which the finger-like pore diameter is about 30 µm. The sponge layer is 28 µm in thickness and has a porosity of 46.1%. The single cell with Ni-YSZ/YSZ/GDC/BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3−δ configuration is fabricated with YSZ electrolyte on the skin layer. At 800°C and under an output voltage of 0.64 V, the single cell attains a power density of 3.33 W cm−2. At 700°C, 750°C and 800°C, the single cell outputs a current density over 5.2 A cm−2 without the appearance of limited current density from gas transport. The results depict gas transport in the anode substrate with the sponge layer and the skin layer is highly efficient.