A paper entitled Glass-zirconia composites as seals for Solid Oxide Cells: preparation, properties, and stability over repeated thermal cycles was published in the journal Materials (IF 3.748). This publication concerns the effect of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide additive on the properties of SOC seals.
A paper entitled Glass-zirconia composites as seals for Solid Oxide Cells: preparation, properties, and stability over repeated thermal cycles was published in the journal Materials (IF 3.748). This publication concerns the effect of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide additive on the properties of SOC seals.
The research was focused on determining porosity and compression, as well as analyzing the composition of composites composed of glass matrix and the addition of reinforcement in the form of zirconium oxide. Samples were also tested after 3, 5 and 10 thermal cycles to determine changes in the microstructure and to assess porosity and the appearance of possible crystallization of the glass phase. Experimental results confirmed that glass-ceramic composites are promising gasket materials used in SOC stacks. The most favorable properties were obtained for a composite containing 40% by weight of YSZ.
The research was carried out as part of the NEXTH2 project: Development of an innovative solid oxide electrolyser (SOE) produced by low-cost manufacturing techniques as a key element of modern energy storage based on the power-to-gas concept (the project is financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under the LIDER XII program, co-financing agreement number 0003/L-12/2020).
Link to full article: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/4/1634
Kosiorek M., Żurawska A., Ajdys L., Kolasa A., Naumovich Y., Wiecińska P., Yaremchenko A., Kupecki J., Glass–Zirconia Composites as Seals for Solid Oxide Cells: Preparation, Properties, and Stability over Repeated Thermal Cycles, Materials, 2023,16(4), 1634