IP Library Granted Patent US 10,153,508
Granted Patent B2
US 10,153,508 · App. 14/886,367 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell

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Patent No.
US 10,153,508
App. No.
14/886,367
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell having excellent power generation performance and thermal cycle resistance and a solid oxide fuel cell. A method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell includes a first step ST 11 of sequentially forming a fuel electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte layer on a substrate; a second step ST 12 of forming an air electrode intermediate layer on the solid oxide electrolyte layer; and a third step ST 13 of forming, on the air electrode intermediate layer, an air electrode conductive layer using a mixture obtained by mixing first particles in a first average particle size range in which the average particle size (d50) is in a range of 27.0 μm to 31.0 μm and second particles in a second average particle size range having an average particle size (d50) smaller than the first average particle size range.

Claims (23)

1. A method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an air electrode having an air electrode intermediate layer and an air electrode conductive layer, comprising: a first step of sequentially forming a fuel electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte layer on a substrate;

a second step of forming the air electrode intermediate layer on the solid oxide electrolyte layer; and

a third step of forming, on the air electrode intermediate layer, the air electrode conductive layer having a composition represented by General Formula (1) described below using a mixture obtained by mixing first particles in a first average particle size range in which the average particle size (d50) is in a range of 25.0 μm to 35.0 μm and second particles in a second average particle size range having an average particle size (d50) smaller than the first average particle size range,

(La 1-x-y Sr x Ca y ) z MnO 3   Formula (1)

(in Formula (1), x, y, and z satisfy 0<x<0.5, 0<y<0.5, 0.1≤x+y≤0.5, and 0.92≤z≤0.99).

2. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second average particle size range of the second particles is in a range of 2.5 μm to 3.0 μm.

3. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first particles are obtained using a spray dry method.

4. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mixing ratio between the first particles and the second particles is in a range of 40:60 to 60:40.

5. A solid oxide fuel cell manufactured using the method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 .

6. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first particles are obtained using a spray dry method.

7. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 2 ,

wherein the mixing ratio between the first particles and the second particles is in a range of 40:60 to 60:40.

8. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 3 ,

wherein the mixing ratio between the first particles and the second particles is in a range of 40:60 to 60:40.

9. A solid oxide fuel cell manufactured using the method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 2 .

10. A solid oxide fuel cell manufactured using the method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 3 .

11. A solid oxide fuel cell manufactured using the method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 4 .

12. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein

the air electrode intermediate layer includes a ceria compound represented by Sm 1-x Ce x O 2 (0.8≤x≤0.9).

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2015
From: TSUKUDA, HIROSHI; TSURU, YASUHIKO; HIWATASHI, KENICHI; YOSHIDA, SHIN
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 036822/0556 →