Fabrication of the large area thin-film solid oxide fuel cells

In this study, we fabricated thin-film solid oxide fuel cells supported by nanoporous substrates in order to enlarge an active area of the fuel cells. The multilayered structures using sputtering and atomic layer deposition were utilized to form dense and defect-free electrolytes to prevent the gas leakage and electrical shortage. The fabricated cell with the active area of 25 mm(2) showed the open circuit voltage of similar to 1.1 V and the maximum power density of similar to 100 mW/cm(2) at 500 degrees C. The sheet resistance of the electrode became critical for fabrication of the thin-film solid oxide fuel cells with the large active area. (C) 2014 CIRP.