Abstract
Protective coatings are used on ferritic stainless steel interconnects of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to prevent the oxidation and evaporation of volatile chromium compounds. Oxide scale is formed of chromium oxide (Cr 2O3) which tends to react with the oxygen and water, forming chromium trioxide (C2O3) and chromium hydroxides (Cr2(OH)2). These compounds will migrate to the triple phase barrier (TPB) of a cathode and reduce back to Cr2O3. This reaction pathway is a notable reason for the degradation phenomena of the cell. Plasma spraying (PS) and suspension plasma spraying (SPS) were studied as possible manufacturing processes for thin Mn-Co-(Fe) spinel coatings. Powder for PS was manufactured by using a solid state reaction method from carbonates and oxide to form a MnCo1.8Fe0.2O4 and powder for SPS by co-precipitation process from nitrates to form a MnCo2O 4 spinel structure Using PS, coatings with thin and relatively dense structures were obtained. The composition of the coatings was homogeneous although, the decomposition of the spinel structure was noticed. The crystal structures of the PS coatings were partially restored by a separate annealing process. The spray parameters had a strong influence on the coating structure and the composition when SPS was used. The most homogenous coating structure was formed when low energy spraying parameters were used, whereas high energy parameters formed a columnar structure with larger cobalt rich areas. The decomposed spinel structure of the SPS coatings were fully restored by the annealing treatment. In SPS, more process optimization is needed to improve the coating quality and especially denseness.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, FUELCELL 2011 |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
Pages | 237-244 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-7918-5469-3 |
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Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, FUELCELL 2011 - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 7 Aug 2011 → 10 Aug 2011 |
Conference
Conference | ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, FUELCELL 2011 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Washington, DC |
Period | 7/08/11 → 10/08/11 |