Insight of Reactive Sintering in Manganese Cobalt Spinel Oxide of Protective Layer for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Metallic Interconnects

Jong-Eun Hong, Andrea Masi, Manuel Bianco, Jan Van Herle, Robert Steinberger-Wilckens

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Abstract

A dense protective layer has to be applied onto ferritic stainless steel metallic
interconnects for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks to prevent a rapid performance degradation caused by chromia scale growth and chromium poisoning of the cathode. Manganese and cobalt spinel oxide (MCO) is known as an effective protective layer material owing to the high electrical conductivity and the thermal expansion coefficient matching that of the ceramic cell components. However, it appears difficult to prepare a dense MCO layer with wet chemical coating processes rather than dry coating methods such as physical vapour deposition and atmospheric thermal plasma spraying; a porous
coating limits durability of the stack; on the other hand, a wet coating process could reduce production cost. We introduced a reactive sintering process consisting of a reduction and subsequent oxidation step for MCO layers that are prepared by wet coating methods. As a result, the durability was enhanced by the improved coating density which suppressed the increase of area specific resistance and the chromium volatilisation. In this study, we have analysed detailed properties of the MCO coatings under reactive sintering conditions in order to understand how the sintering property is enhanced. Finally, we discuss a modified sintering process to prepare a dense MCO layer using a simple wet
chemical coating method and report on its performance as a protective coating for SOFC metallic interconnects.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 12th European SOFC Forum
Place of PublicationLucerne
PublisherEuropean Fuel Cell Forum
Number of pages4
Edition12
ISBN (Electronic)9783905592214
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jul 2016
Event12th European SOFC Forum 2016 - KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland
Duration: 5 Jul 20168 Jul 2016
http://www.efcf.com

Conference

Conference12th European SOFC Forum 2016
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLucerne
Period5/07/168/07/16
Internet address

Keywords

  • SOFC
  • protective coatings
  • Sintering
  • Reactive sintering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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