Membrane electrode assemblies for PEM fuel cells: A review of functional graded design and optimization

L Xing, W Shi, H Su, Q Xu, PK Das, B Mao, K Scott - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of platinum as a catalyst and the nonuniform distribution of current density inside a
membrane electrode assembly result in high cost and low durability, which strongly hinders …

Electrode materials and reaction mechanisms in solid oxide fuel cells: a brief review: II. Electrochemical behavior vs. materials science aspects

EV Tsipis, VV Kharton - Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2008 - Springer
Following previous surveys of the solid electrolyte ceramics and electrode reaction
mechanisms in solid oxide fuel cells, this review is focused on the comparative analysis of …

Percolation theory to predict effective properties of solid oxide fuel-cell composite electrodes

D Chen, Z Lin, H Zhu, RJ Kee - Journal of Power Sources, 2009 - Elsevier
A micromodel based upon percolation theory is developed to predict effective properties in
composite electrodes for solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) applications. The theory considers …

Computation of TPB length, surface area and pore size from numerical reconstruction of composite solid oxide fuel cell electrodes

B Kenney, M Valdmanis, C Baker, JG Pharoah… - Journal of Power …, 2009 - Elsevier
A numerical technique for generating the solid oxide fuel cell composite electrode structure
based on measurable starting parameters has been developed. This method can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic geometrical modeling of solid oxide cells electrodes validated on 3D reconstructions

H Moussaoui, J Laurencin, Y Gavet, G Delette… - Computational Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
An original 3D stochastic model, based on the truncated plurigaussian random fields, has
been adapted to simulate the complex microstructure of SOC electrodes. The …

A review of modeling and simulation techniques across the length scales for the solid oxide fuel cell

KN Grew, WKS Chiu - Journal of Power Sources, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent advances in computational techniques have allowed the application of
computational tools to study heterogeneous functional materials (HeteroFoaMs) in the solid …

Towards intelligent engineering of SOFC electrodes: a review of advanced microstructural characterisation techniques

PR Shearing, DJL Brett… - International Materials …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are high temperature electrochemical devices with the
potential for clean and efficient power generation. The electrodes, which support the …

Micro-scale modelling of solid oxide fuel cells with micro-structurally graded electrodes

M Ni, MKH Leung, DYC Leung - Journal of Power Sources, 2007 - Elsevier
A mathematical model was developed for modelling the performance of solid oxide fuel cell
(SOFC) with functionally graded electrodes at the micro-scale level. The model considered …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between triple phase boundary and the microstructure of solid oxide fuel cell anodes: the role of composition, porosity and Ni densification

X Lu, TMM Heenan, JJ Bailey, T Li, K Li, DJL Brett… - Journal of Power …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to correlate the active triple phase boundaries (TPBs) to the variation of as-
prepared anode microstructures and Ni densifications based on the reconstructed 3D …

Microstructural modeling for prediction of transport properties and electrochemical performance in SOFC composite electrodes

A Bertei, B Nucci, C Nicolella - Chemical Engineering Science, 2013 - Elsevier
A model for the description of transport and electrochemical processes in solid oxide fuel
cell (SOFC) electrodes is presented in this study. Effective transport and reaction properties …