Cathode contact layer design for preventing chromium contamination of solid oxide fuel cells
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-008/0247
H01M-008/0217
H01M-008/0228
H01M-008/021
H01M-008/0215
H01M-008/0226
H01M-008/0236
H01M-008/0243
H01M-008/0245
H01M-008/124
출원번호
US-0220688
(2014-03-20)
등록번호
US-10084192
(2018-09-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Wood, Anthony
He, Hongpeng
Joia, Tahir
출원인 / 주소
VERSA POWER SYSTEMS, LTD
대리인 / 주소
Foley & Lardner LLP
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초록▼
In embodiments, a fuel cell stack is provided that includes an interconnect between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, and a contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect. The contact layer may include a chromium-getter material.
In embodiments, a fuel cell stack is provided that includes an interconnect between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, and a contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect. The contact layer may include a chromium-getter material. This chromium-getter material may consist of lanthanum oxide, lanthanum carbonate, and/or calcium carbonate.
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1. A fuel cell stack comprising: an interconnect disposed between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell; anda contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect, wherein the contact layer comprises: a porous electrically conductive materi
1. A fuel cell stack comprising: an interconnect disposed between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell; anda contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect, wherein the contact layer comprises: a porous electrically conductive material, anda chromium-getter material disposed in pores of the porous electrically conductive material, the chromium-getter material being selected from the group consisting of: lanthanum oxide,barium oxide,lithium oxide,sodium oxide,an inorganic carbonate, nitrate, hydroxide, or acetate that reacts with chromium vapor in a range of 300 to 850° C. 2. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein: the chromium-getter material is less than about 50% by volume of the contact layer. 3. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein: the chromium-getter material is less than about 33% by volume of the contact layer. 4. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer has an inorganic material volume defined as a volume of the contact layer minus a volume of the pores and minus a volume of any organic material in the contact layer; andwherein the chromium-getter material comprises between about 15% and about 33% by volume of the inorganic material volume of the contact layer after heat treatment in a range of 600 to 850° C. 5. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer has an inorganic material volume defined as a volume of the contact layer minus a volume of the pores and minus a volume of any organic material in the contact layer; andwherein the chromium-getter material comprises between about 10% and 33% by volume of the inorganic material volume of the contact layer after heat treatment in a range of 600 to 850° C. 6. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer has an inorganic material volume defined as a volume of the contact layer minus a volume of the pores and minus a volume of any organic material in the contact layer; andwherein the chromium-getter material comprises between about 1% and about 50% by volume of the inorganic material volume of the contact layer after heat treatment in a range of 600 to 850° C. 7. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer comprises: at least two outer layers and a central layer,wherein the central layer comprises the porous electrically conductive material and the chromium-getter material disposed in pores of the porous electrically conductive material, andwherein the central layer has a porosity of between about 25% and about 70%. 8. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer comprises: at least two outer layers and a central layer,wherein the central layer comprises the porous electrically conductive material and the chromium-getter material disposed in the pores of the porous electrically conductive material, andwherein the central layer has a porosity of between about 30% and about 50%. 9. The fuel cell stack of claim 8, wherein: the central layer has a thickness of between about 10 μm and about 250 μm. 10. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein: the chromium-getter material is about 20% by volume of the contact layer. 11. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the electrode is a cathode. 12. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein: the contact layer has a thickness of between about 20 μm and about 525 μm. 13. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein: the interconnect comprises a coating of manganese cobalt oxide spinel phases. 14. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the chromium-getter material is an inorganic carbonate selected from the group consisting of lanthanum carbonate, calcium carbonate, lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, and barium carbonate. 15. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein the contact layer includes: a first layer comprising a perovskite material, anda second layer comprising the porous electrically conductive material and the chromium getter material disposed in the pores of the porous electrically conductive material. 16. A method of forming a chromium-getter contact layer in a fuel cell, the method comprising: applying a first layer to a fuel cell electrode or a fuel cell interconnect, wherein the first layer comprises a perovskite material; andapplying a second layer to the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises:a porous electrically conductive material, anda chromium-getter material disposed in pores of the porous electrically conductive material, the chromium-getter material being selected from the group consisting of: lanthanum oxide,barium oxide,lithium oxide,sodium oxide, andan inorganic carbonate, nitrate, hydroxide, or acetate that reacts with chromium vapor in a range of 300 to 850° C. 17. The method of forming a chromium-getter contact layer in a fuel cell of claim 16, wherein the chromium-getter material is an inorganic carbonate that comprises a cation and reacts with the chromium vapor to capture chromium atoms at an atomic percent ratio of cation to chromium of between about 1 and about 1.7 to 1. 18. The method of forming a chromium-getter contact layer in a fuel cell of claim 16, wherein the chromium-getter material is an inorganic carbonate comprises a cation and reacts with the chromium vapor to capture chromium atoms at an atomic percent ratio of cation to chromium of about 1 to 1.
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