Long-term, Redox and Thermal Cycling Stability of Electrolyte Supported Cells

The electrolyte supported cells with low area specific resistance (ASR<0.34 Omega.cm(2)) have been tested for long-term, thermal and redox stability in ceramic housing. It has been shown that the cells with optimized anode microstructure have degradation <0.1%/1000 h and no measurable resistance change in the range of mistake of used method after ten thermal and redox cycles. The small fluctuation of contact resistance between anode and current collector has been observed especially during cycling experiments. The redox cycles lead to the largest fluctuation of ASR values during cycling due to direct influence on the bonds between anode and current collector.