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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicants:
University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Rabi Ebrahim, Houston, TX (US);
Mukhtar Yeleuov, Houston, TX (US);
Alex Ignatiev, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/124 (2016.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/124 (2013.01); H01M 4/861 (2013.01); H01M 4/8621 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/9066 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8684 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8689 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrochemical devices including solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) or thin film solid oxide fuel cells (TFSOFCs) having a porous metallic anode with nanoporous surface structure enabling the deposition of a dense, impermeable thin film electrolyte layer on the porous anode. Fabricating methods include forming a mixture of nanopowder metallic agents and nanopowder proppant that are sintered, smoothed and etched to form the nanoporous surface structure.