Special Issue "Advanced Technologies in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 128
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid oxide fuel cells; cathodes; oxygen non-stoichiometry; defect equilibrium; thermodynamics; oxygen capacity; electrical conductivity; mixed ionic electronic conductors; triple ionic conductors; perovskites; cobaltites; manganites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to cover a number of key challenges in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) design. Authors are invited to report comprehensive theoretical or experimental studies that provide new insights in the field of SOFC technology. This Issue will accept articles considering the various kinds of SOFC, including proton ceramic fuel cells. We especially encourage authors addressing to following aspects areas: design of advanced functional materials, unique methods for stack assembling, new approaches to the electrochemical assessment of SOFC’s components and interfaces, studies of degradation processes in operating conditions as well as long-term stability tests.
Material design, as the broadest relevant field, involves the study of electrolytes, buffer layers, both types of electrodes as well as interconnectors. We encourage authors to explore not only electrochemical aspects of materials, but also thermodynamic, kinetic, catalytic, microstructural and mechanic characteristics.
According to IJMS’s primary purpose, research considering SOFC processes at a molecular level is especially welcomed. The Issue invites researchers in the field to submit full-length articles and beneficial reviews concerning the topic of SOFC. Our aim for this new Special Issue is to collect high-quality, valuable manuscripts that will contribute to our mission of advancing the discipline.
Dr. Alexey Suntsov
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- SOFC
- cathode
- anode
- solid electrolyte
- polarisation resistance
- distibution relaxation times
- ionic conductivity
- proton conductivity
- power density
- SOFC degradation
- energy conversion
