Development of Metal-Coated Ceramic Anodes for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells.

摘要

This report documents the developmental efforts on metal coating of various ceramic substrates (LiAlO2, SrTiO3, and LiFeO2) and the critical issues associated with fabricating anodes using metal-coated LiAlO2 substrates. Electroless Ni and Cu coating technology was developed to achieve complete metal coverage on LiAlO2 powder substrates. The current program was undertaken to extend the General Electric (GE) work and develop, fabricate and evaluate the long term stability and electrochemical performance of metal-coated ceramic anodes, and to compare the cost/economics with the current standard Ni(Cr) anodes.