Component fabrication techniques for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) – A comprehensive review and future prospects

ABSTRACT

An alternative power generation system for high‐scale stationary application and power plants is the so-called solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Efficient energy production and conversion are the major outcomes when utilizing SOFCs. The pollution caused by burning fuel in energy production is reduced in SOFC systems, making them environment friendly and a fascinating green technology. The necessity of a suitable fabrication method for each SOFC component arises on account of its straightforward design and bounded utilization in transportation and portable applications. It is also important to upgrade the constancy of SOFC application in power generation on small-scale industries. This review focuses on traditional fabrication techniques such as tape casting technology, screen printing, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, plasma spraying, electrophoretic deposition, dip casting, electroless nickel plating, electroless nickel co-deposition, and binder jet printing so far explored on SOFC components reported by researchers with their working principles. Future prospects of SOFC with modern fabrication techniques are also presented in this review article.

KEYWORDS:

• Fabrication techniques
• SOFC components
• transport
• portable application
• review

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Central Power Research Institute (Ministry of Power, Govt. of India) (Grant no. CPRI/R&D/TC/GDEC/2019, dated 06-02-2019) for financial support. ASN acknowledges the management of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences for providing necessary facilities to initiate Fuel Cell research activity in the Department of Applied Chemistry.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Central Power Research Institute [CPRI/R&D/TC/GDEC/2019, dated 06–02-2019].