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Inventors: Chiao, Yi-Hung;
Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI)
Primary Examiner: Kalafut; S. J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Edwards; R. J., Marich; Eric
A fuel cell stack made from two different ceramic materials which are used to form four distinct layers of each individual fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell stack uses a ceramic ionic conductor to form the electrolyte layer and a ceramic electronic conductor to form an interconnect layer, with the anode and cathode formed from the combination of the electronic and ionic conductor materials. The internally balanced or mirror symmetric configuration eliminates the warpage or camber problems encountered in conventional multilayer cosintering systems, and the use of common materials in adjacent layers enhances bonding across the adjoining interfaces. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A bi-material fuel cell unit comprising: a first ceramic ionic conductor material forming an electrolytic layer having an anode side and a cathode side; a second material forming two ceramic electronic conductor layers; an anode layer interposed between the anode side of the electrolytic layer and one ceramic electronic conductor layer, the anode layer composed of a mixture of the first and second materials; a cathode layer interposed between the cathode side of the electrolytic layer and the other interconnect layer, the cathode layer composed of a mixture of the first and second materials.
2.
The bi-material fuel cell unit according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic ionic conductor is yttria-stabilized zirconia.
3.
The bi-material fuel cell unit according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic electronic conductor is LaCrO.
sub.
3 stabilized by a mixture of strontium oxide and calcium oxide.
4.
The bi-material fuel cell unit according to claim 1, wherein the anode layer has a thickness which is about the same as a thickness of the cathode layer.
5.
A bi-material fuel cell stack comprising: a first ceramic ionic conductor material forming a plurality of electrolytic layers, each electrolytic layer having a first anode surface and a first cathode surface; a second ceramic electronic conductor material forming a plurality of interconnect layers, each interconnect layer having a second anode surface and a second cathode surface; a plurality of anode layers, each anode layer interposed between the anode surface of one of the plurality of electrolytic layers and an adjacent second anode surface of one of the plurality of interconnect layers, each of the plurality of anode layers being composed of a mixture of the first and second materials; a plurality of cathode layers, each cathode layer interposed between the cathode surface of one of the plurality of electrolytic layers and an adjacent second cathode surface of one of the plurality of interconnect layers, each of the plurality of cathode layers being composed of a mixture of the first and second materials
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