High power density solid oxide fuel cells having improved electrode-electrolyte interface modifications

摘要

A tubular fuel cell (10) contains an air electrode (24), an electrolyte (20), and a fuel electrode (12) where an interlayer material (22) is disposed between the air electrode and the electrolyte, the interlayer (22) containing a two-phase particle mixture, where the particles have a size range from 0.5-5 micrometers, but where at least 50 wt % of the particles are less than 3 micrometers and where the interlayer (22) is from 15-40 micrometers thick and from 5-50% porous.