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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Joe K. Cochran, Marietta, GA (US);
Kon Jiun Lee, Norcross, GA (US);
Meilin Liu, Norcross, GA (US);
William L. Rauch, Marietta, GA (US);
Joe K. Cochran, Marietta, GA (US);
Kon Jiun Lee, Norcross, GA (US);
Meilin Liu, Norcross, GA (US);
William L. Rauch, Marietta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to hybrid monolithic fuel cells. In one embodiment, the fuel cells comprise a monolithic substrate composed of a metal material and an electrolyte material, the substrate defining a fuel channel and an oxidant channel that are separated by the electrolyte material. The disclosure also relates to methods for manufacturing hybrid monolithic fuel cells. In one embodiment, the methods comprise preparing a metal material, preparing an electrolyte material, and forming a hybrid monolithic fuel cell substrate comprising the metal and electrolyte materials in a one-step fabrication process.