Task Leader:Professor Alex Ignatiev at Ignatiev@uh.edu
This new thin-film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) design, which operates at intermediate temperatures,
exploits mature, cost effective electronics-industry-based thin film fabrication processes to
integrate bulk fuel cell technology. Using epitaxy, which can produce atomically-ordered films,
a YSZ oxide electrolyte is grown on a nickel-based foil, and an LSCO cathode is grown on that.
The nickel foil is then photolithograpically patterned with closely spaced, micron-sized holes,
taking care not to perforate the underlying electrolyte. Completed cells can then be integrated
into a manifold that would support the thin film structure,circulate fuel and oxidizer, and collect
the generated current.
Related Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Publications
Personnel:
Dr. NaiJuan Wu: Research Associate Professor
Mr.Xin Chen: Research Assistant
Ms. Laverne Smith: Research Assistant
Last modified: 05 February 2000