Li, T;
Heenan, TMM;
Rabuni, MF;
Wang, B;
Farandos, NM;
Kelsall, GH;
Matras, D;
... Li, K; + view all
(2019)
Design of next-generation ceramic fuel cells and real-time characterization with synchrotron X-ray diffraction computed tomography.
Nature Communications
, 10
, Article 1497. 10.1038/s41467-019-09427-z.
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Abstract
Ceramic fuel cells offer a clean and efficient means of producing electricity through a variety of fuels. However, miniaturization of cell dimensions for portable device application remains a challenge, as volumetric power densities generated by readily-available planar/tubular ceramic cells are limited. Here, we demonstrate a concept of ‘micro-monolithic’ ceramic cell design. The mechanical robustness and structural integrity of this design is thoroughly investigated with real-time, synchrotron X-ray diffraction computed tomography, suggesting excellent thermal cycling stability. The successful miniaturization results in an exceptional power density of 1.27 W cm−2 at 800 °C, which is among the highest reported. This holistic design incorporates both mechanical integrity and electrochemical performance, leading to mechanical property enhancement and representing an important step toward commercial development of portable ceramic devices with high volumetric power (>10 W cm−3), fast thermal cycling and marked mechanical reliability.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Design of next-generation ceramic fuel cells and real-time characterization with synchrotron X-ray diffraction computed tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-019-09427-z |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09427-z |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, CURRENT COLLECTOR, MEMBRANE REACTOR, POWER-DENSITY, HOLLOW FIBERS, PHASE, PERFORMANCE, ANODES, RECONSTRUCTION, TEMPERATURE, STRESSES |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10072411 |
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