Solid-State High-Temperature Electrochemical Devices: Fabrication, Characterization, Operation
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 811
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC); mixed ionic and electronic conductors (MIEC); solid-state ionics; solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC); reversible solid oxide cells (rSOC)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit the results of your recent studies to the upcoming Special Issue of Energies entitled “Solid-State High-Temperature Electrochemical Devices: Fabrication, Characterization, Operation”.
Interest in electrochemical systems for the generation and accumulation of energy demonstrates a strong level of growth correlated with the development of “green” energy production. Being clean and potentially very cheap, solar and wind sources cannot ensure the stable operation of energy grids due to their dependence on weather conditions. The usage of high-temperature electrochemical devices provides an opportunity to mitigate this disadvantage in the production of hydrogen in steam electrolyzers (SOEC and PCEC). Specifically, when hydrogen is overproduced, it can be stored for consumption in fuel cells (SOFC and PCFC) for moments when weather conditions are unfavorable.
These options can be combined in one variety of electrochemical unit—a reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC). Other important opportunities, offered by solid oxide cells, are dedicated non-interruptible generators for data centers and other facilities. These require 24x365 access to a stable power source and SOECs, combined with catalytic reactors, so-called power-to-X systems, which might convert water and carbon dioxide into chemicals. A challenging direction of SOC development is in fuel-assisted electrolysis cells (SOFEC), devices which can consume low-grade gases fuel like refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to depolarize anodes. These practices allow researchers to decrease the costs of production for valuable products like hydrogen or hydrocarbon.
This Special Issue of Energies will focus on novel approaches to cell and stack designs of the various solid oxide cell, including both oxygen and high-temperature protonic conducting. Additionally, it will cover the characterization of the electrochemical units and issues, including those elements related to degradation.
- Design of the cells, single repeating units and stacks.
- Characterization of the electrochemical performance of the cells.
- Electrochemical degradation of the cells in SOFC, PCFC, SOEC, PCEC, and SOFEC modes.
- Characterization and degradation of the interfaces in single repeating unit, including anode and cathode electric contacts as well as possible impact of the sealing.
- Novel and unusual application of solid oxide cells like electrocatalytic reactors, etc.
This Special Issue aims to publish the results, obtained on macro cells (with active surfaces of 10 cm2 or higher) in conditions approaching those expected in electrochemical devices.
Dr. Yevgeniy Naumovich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- SOFC
- SOEC
- reversible SOC
- solid oxide fuel electrolysis cells (SOFEC)
- protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFC)
- protonic ceramic electrolysis cells (PCEC)
- degradation
- interfaces
- single repeating unit (SRU)
- stack
