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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roswell J. Ruka, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shailesh D. Vora, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell structure (,) is provided, having a pre-sintered nickel-zirconia fuel electrode (,) and an air electrode (,), with a ceramic electrolyte (,) disposed between the electrodes, where the pre-sintered fuel electrode (,) contains particles selected from the group consisting of nickel oxide, cobalt and cerium dioxide particles and mixtures thereof, and titanium dioxide particles, within a matrix of yttria-stabilized zirconia and spaced-apart filamentary nickel strings having a chain structure, and where the fuel electrode can be sintered to provide an active solid oxide fuel cell.