The present invention relates to a protonic ceramic fuel cell and a method of making the same. More specifically, the method relates to a cost-effective route which utilizes a single moderate-temperature (less than or equal to about 1400 C.) sintering step to achieve the sandwich structure of a PCFC single cell (dense electrolyte, porous anode, and porous cathode bone). The PCFC layers are stably connected together by the intergrowth of proton conducting ceramic phases. The resulted PCFC single cell exhibits excellent performance (about 450 mW/cm.sup.2 at about 500 C.) and stability (greater than about 50 days) at intermediate temperatures (less than or equal to about 600 C.). The present invention also relates to a two step method for forming a PCFC, and the resulting PCFC.

In an SOFC, a solid electrolyte layer and an anode are integrated with each other to provide an electrolyte layer-anode assembly. The anode contains a nickel element and a first proton conductor. The first proton conductor is composed of a first perovskite oxide having proton conductivity. The first perovskite oxide has an AXO.sub.3-type crystal structure, the A-site containing Ba, the X-site containing Y and at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ce. The nickel element is at least partially in the form of NiO. The anode has a porosity P.sub.a of 10% or more by volume when I.sub.Ni/I.sub.NiO0.1, where I.sub.Ni/I.sub.NiO denotes a relative intensity ratio of the peak intensity I.sub.Ni of metallic Ni to the peak intensity I.sub.NiO of the NiO in an XRD spectrum of the anode.

A proton conductor contains a metal oxide having a perovskite structure and represented by A.sub.aB.sub.bM.sub.cO.sub.3- (wherein: A is at least one of Ba, Ca, and Sr; B is at least one of Ce and Zr; M is at least one of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, and Sc; 0.85a1; 0.5b<1; c=1-b; and is an oxygen deficiency amount), and a standard deviation in a triangular diagram representing an atomic composition ratio of the A, the B, and the M is not greater than 0.04.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a protonic ceramic fuel cell, more particularly to a method for manufacturing a protonic ceramic fuel cell, which includes an electrolyte layer with a dense structure and has very superior interfacial bonding between the electrolyte layer and a cathode layer.

The present invention relates to an egg-shell type hybrid structure of highly dispersed nanoparticles-metal oxide support, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to an egg-shell type hybrid structure of highly dispersed nanoparticles-metal oxide support, providing an excellent platform in a size of nanometers or micrometers which can support nanoparticles selectively in the porous shell portion by employing a metal oxide support with an average diameter of nanometers or micrometers including a core of nonporous metal oxide and a shell of porous metal oxides, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof.

A process for producing a solid oxide reactor. The process begins by separately preparing an anode slurry and an electrolyte slurry. The electrolyte slurry is then tape casted onto a support layer to produce an electrolyte layer situated above the support layer. The anode slurry is then tape casted onto the electrolyte layer to produce a first multilayer structure comprising an anode layer situated above the electrolyte layer situated above the support layer. The support layer is then removed from the first multilayer structure to produce a second multilayer structure comprising the anode layer situated above the electrolyte layer. The second multilayer structure is then sintered to produce a solid oxide reactor.

The present invention relates to a solid oxide (or protonic ceramic) fuel cell, a cathode for a solid oxide (or protonic ceramic) fuel cell, and a method of making the same. More specifically, the cathode for a solid oxide (or protonic ceramic) fuel cell utilizes a phase-pure perovskite structure of the compound BaCo.sub.0.4Fe.sub.0.4Zr.sub.0.2xY.sub.xO.sub.3, where x is between about 0 and about 0.2. The cathode material may then be utilized in a SOFT or a PCFC as either a thin film porous cathode or as nanoparticles infiltrated into a cathode bone having a different structure.

Disclosed is a nanotubular intermetallic compound catalyst for a positive electrode of a lithium air battery and a method of preparing the same. In particular, a porous nanotubular intermetallic compound is simply prepared using electrospinning in which a dual nozzle is used, and, by using the same as a catalyst, a lithium air battery having enhanced discharge capacity, charge/discharge efficiency and lifespan is provided.

Provided is a solid electrolyte laminate comprising a solid electrolyte layer having proton conductivity and a cathode electrode layer laminated on one side of the solid electrolyte layer and made of lanthanum strontium cobalt oxide (LSC). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte laminate can further comprise an anode electrode layer made of nickel-yttrium doped barium zirconate (NiBZY). This solid electrolyte laminate is suitable for a fuel cell operating in an intermediate temperature range less than or equal to 600 C.

This invention relates to a single-phase perovskite-based solid electrolyte, a solid oxide fuel cell including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of the invention includes stirring and pulverizing a mixed oxide including lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2O.sub.3), strontium carbonate (SrCO.sub.3), gallium oxide (Ga.sub.2O.sub.3) and magnesium oxide (MgO); and obtaining an LSGM powder by subjecting the pulverized mixed oxide to primary calcination at a first temperature and then secondary calcination at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.