Stable glass-ceramic sealants for solid oxide fuel cells: Influence of Bi2O3 doping

Ashutosh Goel, Maria J. Pascual, José M.F. Ferreira

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Abstract

Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) based glass-ceramics in the system SrO-CaO-MgO-Al2O3-B2O 3-La2O3-Bi2O3-SiO 2 have been synthesized for sealing applications in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). The parent glass composition in the primary crystallization field of diopside has been doped with different amounts of Bi2O3 (1, 3, 5 wt.%). The sintering behavior by hot-stage microscopy (HSM) reveals that all the investigated glass compositions exhibit a two-stage shrinkage behavior. The crystallization kinetics of the glasses has been studied by differential thermal analysis (DTA) while X-ray diffraction adjoined with Rietveld-R.I.R. analysis have been employed to quantify the amount of crystalline and amorphous phases in the glass-ceramics. Diopside and augite crystallized as the primary crystalline phases in all the glass-ceramics. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the investigated glass-ceramics varied between (9.06-10.14) × 10-6 K-1 after heat treatment at SOFC operating temperature for a duration varying between 1 h and 200 h. Further, low electrical conductivity, good joining behavior and negligible reactivity with metallic interconnects (Crofer22 APU and Sanergy HT) in air indicate that the investigated glass-ceramics are suitable candidates for further experimentation as sealants in SOFC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6911-6923
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume35
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Keywords

  • Diopside
  • Glass-ceramic sealant
  • Interconnect
  • Sintering
  • Solid oxide fuel cell
  • X-ray diffraction

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