IP Library Granted Patent US 9,941,524
Granted Patent B2
US 9,941,524 · App. 14/456,658 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Interconnector material, intercellular separation structure, and solid electrolyte fuel cell

Inventors: Kazuhide Takata (Nagaokakyo, JP); Michiaki Iha (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01M8/0236C04B35/2675C04B35/47C04B37/006C04B38/0003H01M4/8621H01M4/9041H01M8/0217H01M8/12H01M8/24H01M8/2425H01M8/2465C04B2111/00853C04B2235/3213C04B2235/3217C04B2235/3225C04B2235/3227C04B2235/3232C04B2235/3251C04B2235/3272C04B2237/123C04B2237/34C04B2237/346C04B2237/62H01M2008/1293Y02E60/50Y02E60/525
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Patent No.
US 9,941,524
App. No.
14/456,658
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an interconnector material which is chemically stable in both oxidation atmospheres and reduction atmospheres, has a high electron conductivity (electric conductivity), a low ionic conductivity, does not contain Cr, and enables a reduction in sintering temperature. The interconnector material is arranged between a plurality of cells each composed of an anode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer stacked sequentially, and electrically connects the plurality of cells to each other in series in a solid electrolyte fuel cell. The interconnector is formed of a ceramic composition represented by the composition formula La(Fe 1-x Al x )O 3 in which 0<x<0.5.

Claims (23)

1. A cell structure comprising:

a plurality of cells which each comprise

an anode layer,

a solid electrolyte layer,

a cathode layer stacked sequentially; and

an intercellular separation structure disposed between cells of the plurality of cells,

the intercellular separation structure comprising an electrical insulator disposed to separate an anode gas and a cathode gas which are supplied to each of the plurality of cells and an electrical conductor in the electrical insulator electrically connecting the plurality of cells to each other, and

the electrical conductor comprising a first conductive body electrically connected to the anode layer, a second conductive body electrically connected to the cathode layer, and an interconnector of dense material through which a gas does not a pass disposed to connect the first conductive body and second conductive body.

2. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 1 wherein

the anode layer comprises a fuel electrode and the cathode layer comprises an air electrode,

the first conductive body contacts the anode layer through the fuel electrode, and

the second conductive body contacts the cathode layer through the air electrode.

3. The solid electrolyte fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the anode layer comprises nickel.

4. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 3 wherein the interconnector comprises a ceramic component electrical conductor having a compositional formula of La(Fe 1-x Al x )O 3 in which 0<x<0.5.

5. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 2 wherein the interconnector comprises a ceramic component electrical conductor having a compositional formula of La(Fe 1-x Al x )O 3 in which 0<x<0.5.

6. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 5 , wherein 0.1≤x≤0.3.

7. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 1 wherein the interconnector comprises a ceramic component electrical conductor having a compositional formula of La(Fe 1-x Al x )O 3 in which 0<x<0.5.

8. The solid electrolytic fuel cell structure according to claim 5 , wherein 0.1≤x≤0.3.

9. The solid electrolyte fuel cell according to claim 8 , wherein the anode layer comprises nickel.

10. The solid electrolyte fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the anode layer comprises nickel.

11. The solid electrolyte fuel cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first current collecting layer disposed between the anode layer and the first conductive body; and

a second current collecting layer disposed between the cathode layer and the second conductive body.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2008-182786 · Jul 14, 2008 · national
JP 2008-216383 · Aug 26, 2008 · national
JP 2009-106157 · Apr 24, 2009 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13005649 · Jan 13, 2011
Continuation PCTJP2009002566 · Jun 8, 2009
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