Research on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Energy Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 October 2023) | Viewed by 1549
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysis cells; fuel cells; direct carbon fuel cells; sintering; electrolytes; carbon neutralization; clean coal utilization; biomass utilization; energy storage; electrolysis; electrocatalysis; metal air batteries; CO2 reduction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solid oxide fuel cells are a unique kind of energy conversion device that can convert chemical energy from fuel to electrical energy with high efficiency and almost zero pollution emissions at relatively high operating temperatures. Recently, it has attracted tremendous momentum due to the overwhelming superiorities of all-solid-state structure and practical fuel flexibility. Not only can gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas/methane, carbon monoxide, or propane and butane be fed into the anode fuel chamber for SOFC, but liquid fuels such as ethanol, octane, and even solid carbon fuels also can. Nevertheless, such a promising technology has not been applied practically or commercialized owing to its high manufacturing costs, durability, and robustness of the materials, including electrodes, electrolytes, and interconnects. In addition, theoretical studies including multiscale modeling, simulation, and in situ characterization are also necessary to achieve a rational design of materials and structures of SOFCs with unique functionalities for efficient energy conversion and storage.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Jie Xiao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- SOFC anode materials, fabrication, and performance
- SOFC cathode materials, fabrication, and performance
- electrolyte materials, fabrication, and performance
- cell, stack, and system modeling and simulation
- interconnect, contact, and sealing materials
- durability and reliability
- metal-supported cells
- proton conducting cells
- solid oxide electrolysis and reversible cells and systems
