NICOP - Novel Metal-supported Low-temperature SOFCs for Military Applications
Abstract
The goal of this study is to reduce the working temperature of solid oxide fuel cells down to low operating temperature zone, as well as apply various thin film fabrication processes and pore-engineering in order to develop metal-supported thin film SOFC having high mechanical strength and the potential for large-scale production. A SOFC is a fuel cell which can operate on a variety of fuels with extremely high efficiencies and high energy density. The concept of metal-supported low-temperature thin film SOFC proposed in this study is a promising fuel cell structure. This innovation can increase the applicable sectors of SOFC due to its inexpensive material cost and mechanical robustness. Especially in terms of material cost, the ferritic stainless steel which are used as support material of metal-supported SOFC are ten times cheaper than the conventional ceramic support materials of SOFC. This improves the chances of reduction of production cost and commercialization of SOFC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 03, 2016
- Source ID
- N629091612034
Entities
People
- Young-beom Kim
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy