This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on solid oxide fuel cells. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Topics include recent technical progress on materials-related aspects of fuel cells and emerging trends in electrochemical materials, cell/stack fabrication and design, interface engineering, and long-term chemical interactions. This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers in industry, government, or academia who are working with solid oxide fuel cells.

Table of Contents:
Preface. Introduction. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW. Research Activities and Progress on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells at USTC (Guangyao Meng, Ranran Peng, Changrong Xia, and Xingqin Liu). CELL AND STACK DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE. Development of Micro Tubular SOFCs and Stacks for Low 21 Temperature Operation under 550°C (Toshio Suzuki, Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, and Yoshihiro Funahashi). The Properties and Performance of Micro-Tubular (Less than 1 mm OD) Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (N. Sarnrnes, J.Pusz, A. Smirnova, A. Moharnrnadi, F. Serincan, Z. Xiaoyu, M. Awano, T. Suzuki, T. Yarnaguchi, Y. Fujishiro, and Y. Funahashi). Performance of the Gen 3.1 Liquid Tin Anode SOFC on Direct JP-8 Fuel (M.T. Koslowske, W.A. McPhee, L.S. Baternan, M.J. Slaney, J. Bentley and T.T. Tao). Effect of Interconnect Creep on Long-Term Performance of SOFC of One Cell Stacks (W.N. Liu, X. Sun, and M.A. Khaleel). Effects of Compositions and Microstructures of Thin Anode Layer on the Performance of Honeycomb SOFCs Accumulated with Multi Micro Channel Cells (Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Sota Shirnizu, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano). FABRICATION. Formation of Gas Sealing and Current Collecting Layers for Honeycomb-Type SOFCs (Sota Shirnizu, Toshiaki Yarnaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano). CHARACTERIZATION AND TESTING. Evaluating Redox Stability of Ni-YSZ Supported SOFCs Based on Simple Layer Models (Trine Klernenser and Bent F. Sarensen). Degradation Phenomena in SOFCs with Metallic Interconnects (Norbert H. Menzler, Frank Tietz, Martin Brarn, lzaak C. Vinke, and L.G.J. (Bert) de Haart). Pressure and Gas Concentration Effects on Voltage vs. Current Characteristics of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer (V. Hugo Schmidt and Laura M. Lediaev). In-Situ Temperature-Dependent X-Ray Diffraction Study of Ba(Zro.8.xCexY0.2)03C-, eramics (C.-S. Tu, R. R. Chien, S.-C. Lee, C.-L. Tsai, V. H. Schmidt, A. Keith, S. A. Hall, and N. P. Santorsola). Evaluation of the Residual Stress Profiles of Practical Size Lanthanum Gallate-Based Cells in Radial Direction (Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Hiroshi Deguchi, Yoshiyuki Kubota, and Kei Hosoi). ELECTRODES. Effect of Spray Parameters on the Microstructure of La,-,Sr,MnO, Cathode Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis (Hoda Arnani Harnedani, Klaus-Herrnann Dahrnen, Dongsheng Li, and Harnid Garrnestani). Examination of Chromium’s Effects on a LSMNSZ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode (T.A. Cruse, M. Krumpelt, B.J. Ingrarn, S. Wang, and P.A. Salvador). Evolution of Ni-YSZ Microstructure and Its Relation to Steam Reforming Activity and YSZ Phase Stability (D. L. King, J.J. Strohm, P. Singh). Synthesis and Characterization of Ni Impregnated Porous YSZ Anodes for SOFCs (C. Anand Singh.and Venkatesan V. Krishnan). The Reduction of NiO-YSZ Anode Precursor and Its Effect on the Microstructure and Elastic Properties at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures (Thangamani Nithyanantham, Saraswathi Nambiappan Thangavel, Sornnath Biswas, and Sukumar Bandopadhyay). Microstructure Analysis on Network-Structure Formation of SOFC Anode from NiO-SDC Composite Particles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique (Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mitsunobu Kawano, Koji Hashino, Toru Inagaki, Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Hiroshi Ijichi, and Hideyuki Nagahara). Functionally Graded Composite Electrodes for Advanced Anode- Supported, Intermediate-Temperature SOFC (Juan L. Sepulveda, Raouf 0. Loutfy, Sekyung Chang, Peiwen Li, and Ananth Kotwal). ELECTROLYTES. High Efficiency Lanthanide Doped Ceria-Zirconia Layered Electrolyte for SOFC (Juan L. Sepulveda, Sekyung Chang, and Raouf 0. Loutfy). Oxygen Ion Conductance in Epitaxially Grown Thin Film Electrolytes (S. Thevuthasan, Z. Yu, S. Kuchibhatla, L.V. Saraf, 0. A. Marina, V. Shutthanandan, P. Nachimuthu, and C. M. Wang). INTERCONNECTS. Development of New Type Current Collector for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (Tsuneji Kameda, Kentaro Matsunaga, Masato Yoshino, Takayuki Fukasawa, Norikazu Osada, Masahiko Yamada, and Yoshiyasu ltoh). Electrical Conductivity and Oxidation Studies of Ceramiclntermetallic Materials for SOFC Interconnect Application (Yukun Pang, Hua Xie, and Rasit Koc). SEALS. Improvement in Interface Resistance of Conductive Gas-Tight Sealing Materials for Stacking Micro-SOFC (Seiichi Suda, Koichi Kawahara, Kaori Jono, and Masahiko Matsumiya) ELECTROLYZER. Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis for Production of Synthesis Gas in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (Sune Dalgaard Ebbesen and Mogens Mogensen). Author Index.