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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2012, Vol. 32 Issue (5): 357-363    DOI:
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ADVANCES IN PROTECTIVE COATING FOR SOFC METALLIC INTERCONNECT
ZHANG Hui, WANG Anqi, WU Junwei
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055
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Abstract  

With the solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) operation temperature reduced from 1000℃ to 600~800℃,\linebreak Fe-based ferritic stainless steels was the best candidate for SOFC interconnect applications. However, rapid scale growth and the volatility of Cr led to significant SOFC performance degradation. Two solutions were suggested to solve the problem, i.e. applying surface protective coating and bulk material modification, and the former one was considered as potential remedy due to its low cost and easy fabrication. The focus of this paper was to categorize the current coatings for interconnects, as well as the characteristics and prospects of coatings.

Key words:  solid oxide fuel cell      metallic interconnect      ferritic stainless steel      protective coating     
Received:  01 November 2011     
ZTFLH:  TG132.11  
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National Natural Science Foundation of China;Harbin Institute of Technology Research Innovation foundation

Corresponding Authors:  WU Junwei     E-mail:  Junwei.wu@hitsz.edu.cn

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ZHANG Hui, WANG Anqi, WU Junwei. ADVANCES IN PROTECTIVE COATING FOR SOFC METALLIC INTERCONNECT. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2012, 32(5): 357-363.

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