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A miniaturized solid-oxide fuel cell and process for making the same are provided. A fuel cell is provided that contains an electrolyte material, electrodes, and interconnects. Manifolds can be placed either within the electrodes or within the interconnects. Techniques common to the microelectronic

A miniaturized solid-oxide fuel cell and process for making the same are provided. A fuel cell is provided that contains an electrolyte material, electrodes, and interconnects. Manifolds can be placed either within the electrodes or within the interconnects. Techniques common to the microelectronic industry are used to manufacture a miniaturized fuel cell. The miniaturized fuel cell is created by stacking individual fuel cells over one another to maintain a sufficient level of power density and durability.

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1. A process for the manufacture of a miniaturized stacked solid-oxide fuel cell comprising:a) depositing an interconnect layer; b) depositing a first electrode layer on said interconnect; c) depositing an electrolyte layer on said first electrode layer; d) depositing a second electrode layer onto s

1. A process for the manufacture of a miniaturized stacked solid-oxide fuel cell comprising:a) depositing an interconnect layer; b) depositing a first electrode layer on said interconnect; c) depositing an electrolyte layer on said first electrode layer; d) depositing a second electrode layer onto said electrolyte layer; repeating deposition steps a)-d) n times, where n is greater than 1, to fabricate said stacked fuel cell; wherein repeating the deposition steps to fabricate said stacked fuel cell is performed with a repeat distance of less than about 0.5 mm.