Inkjet Printing Functionalization of SOFC LSCF Cathodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Infiltration Strategies
3. Infiltration of Ion Conductive Phase
4. Infiltration of MIEC Phase
5. Methodology
6. Experimental
7. Results and Discussions
7.1. Inkjet Printing Infiltration
7.2. Characterization
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Source | Infiltrated Ink | Scaffold | T, °C | FASR |
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Chen et al. [23] | Gd0.2Ce0.8O2−x | LSCF | 600 | 3.66 |
750 | 3.37 | |||
Nie et al. [24] | Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.95 | LSCF | 750 | 2.02 |
800 | 1.05 | |||
Liu et al. [25] | La0.4875Ca0.0125Ce0.5O2−δ | LSCF | 750 | 1.7 |
Tomov et al. [26] | Gd0.1Ce0.8O2−x | LSCF/CGO | 650 | 2.56 |
Piezoelectric | Electromagnetic | |
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Drop volume | 1–100 pL | 10–50 nL+ |
Orifice size | 10–60 µm | 60–150 µm |
Pressure regime | Vacuum (−50 mbar) | Positive (100–600 mbar) |
Jetting distance | 1 mm | 4 mm |
Maximum jetting rate | 10–50 kHz | 0.5–3 kHz |
Multi-nozzles print head | ~512 | ~16 |
Main advantage/Disadvantage | High resolution | Low cost robust technology |
High jetting rate | Ink compatibility | |
High throughput | Disassembling/assembling/cleaning option | |
High cost | Low resolution | |
Materials applications | Patterning | Coatings and infiltration |
Thin layers | Suspensions |
Ink | Viscosity, cP | Opening Time, µs | Drop Volume, nL | Drop Velocity, m·s−1 |
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0.75 M CGO | 4.6 | 250 | 38 | 2.3 |
0.75M LCO | 4.2 | 250 | 32 | 2.4 |
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Venezia, E.; Viviani, M.; Presto, S.; Kumar, V.; Tomov, R.I. Inkjet Printing Functionalization of SOFC LSCF Cathodes. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 654. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040654
Venezia E, Viviani M, Presto S, Kumar V, Tomov RI. Inkjet Printing Functionalization of SOFC LSCF Cathodes. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(4):654. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040654
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenezia, Eleonora, Massimo Viviani, Sabrina Presto, Vasant Kumar, and Rumen I. Tomov. 2019. "Inkjet Printing Functionalization of SOFC LSCF Cathodes" Nanomaterials 9, no. 4: 654. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040654