Three Dimensional Printing of Solid Electrolyte Dendrites with Ordered Porous Structures for Fuel Cell Miniaturizations

Kitahara, Soshu

Transactions of JWRI, 2013, 42(2), 1-4

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Title
Three Dimensional Printing of Solid Electrolyte Dendrites with Ordered Porous Structures for Fuel Cell Miniaturizations
Creator
CreatorName
Kitahara, Soshu
Subject
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Ceramic Electrolyte Dendrite
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia
Micro Pattering Stereolithography
Computer Aided Design
Manufacturing and Evaluation
Abstract
Solid electrolyte dendrites of yttria stabilized zirconia with spatially ordered porous structures were successfully fabricated for fuel cell miniaturizations by using a micro patterning stereolithography and three dimensional printing. Micrometer order ceramic lattices with the coordination numbers 4, 6, 8 and 12 were propagated spatially in computer graphic space. Aspect ratios of the lattice diameters and lengths were designed between 1.0 and 2.0 to value the porosities in higher levels from 50 to 80 %. On the fabrication process, nanometer sized yttria stabilized zirconia were dispersed in photo sensitive liquid resins at 30 % in volume fraction to obtain thixotropic slurries. The paste material was spread on a glass substrate with 10μm layer thickness by using mechanical knife edge movements, and an ultra violet micro pattern was exposed on the surface to create a cross sectional solid layer with 2μm in part accuracy. After the layer stacking process, the ceramic dispersed resin lattices of 100μm in diameter were obtained exactly. These composite precursors were dewaxed and sintered at 600 and 1500 ºC in an air atmosphere, respectively, and fine ceramic lattices of 98 % in relative density were created. Gaseous fluid profiles and pressure distributions in the formed ceramic lattices with the various coordination numbers and porosity percents were visualized and analyzed by using a finite element method. The fabricated solid electrolytes with the extremely high porosities and wide surface areas are expected to be applied to novel electrodes in compact fuel cells. The smart processing of the solid electrolytes by utilizing computer aided design, manufacturing and evaluation methods will be demonstrated.
Publisher
大阪大学接合科学研究所
オオサカ ダイガク セツゴウ カガク ケンキュウジョ
Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University
Source Title
Transactions of JWRI
Volume (Issue)
42(2)
Page
1-4
Date of Issued
2013-12
Language
English
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/27404
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/27404
PISSN
03874508
NCID
AA00867058
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open access
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
Transactions of JWRI / Vol.42 No.2 (2013-12)