Connecting material for solid oxide fuel cell, manufacturing method thereof, and solid oxide fuel cell comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11563220-B2
Application number	US-201917041228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2019
Priority date	Jun 20, 2018
Publication date	Jan 24, 2023
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023

Abstract

The present specification relates to a connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising a conductive substrate; and a ceramic protective film provided on one surface of the conductive substrate, in which the ceramic protective film comprises an oxide represented by Formula 1, a manufacturing method thereof, and a solid oxide fuel cell comprising the same.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising:
a conductive substrate; and
a ceramic protective film provided on one surface of the conductive substrate,
wherein the ceramic protective film comprises an oxide represented by the following Formula 1:
Mn x1 Co x2 Cu y1 Y z1 O 4-δ   [Formula 1]

in Formula 1, x1, x2, y1, and z1 denote a molar ratio of each component and satisfy the ranges of 0<x1≤1.5, 0<x2≤1.5, 0<y1≤0.5, and 0.1<z1≤0.4, and
δ is a value that makes the oxide neutral,
wherein the oxide represented by Formula 1 is stabilized as a cubic phase by a volume ratio of 95% or more.

2. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein as a result of an X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, the oxide represented by Formula 1 has a single peak at 2θ at each of the following ranges: in a range of 30 degrees to 32 degrees, 35 degrees to 37 degrees, 55 degrees to 58 degrees, and 62 degrees to 65 degrees.

3. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein as a result of subjecting the oxide represented by Formula 1 to an X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, for the 2p 3/2 orbital of Mn in the oxide, a peak (P3) is present within a binding energy range of 640.6±0.2 eV and a peak (P4) is present within a binding energy range of 643±0.2 eV.

4. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 3 , wherein a ratio of a peak intensity (I3) within the binding energy range of 640.6±0.2 eV to a peak intensity (I4) within the binding energy range of 643±0.2 eV satisfies a range of 1.0≤I4/I3≤2.0.

5. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein electrical conductivity of the ceramic protective film at 650° C. is 30 S/cm or more.

6. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein an area specific resistance (ASR) of the ceramic protective film at 650° C. is 0.1 Ωcm 2 or less.

7. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein a heat expansion coefficient of the ceramic protective film at 650° C. is 11 (10 −6 *K −1 ) to 12(10 −6 *K −1 ).

8. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic protective film has a thickness of 10 μm to 30 μm.

9. The connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 , wherein the conductive substrate is a ferritic stainless steel (FSS) substrate.

10. A method for manufacturing the connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
producing a powder of an oxide represented by the following Formula 1; and
forming a ceramic protective film comprising an oxide represented by the following Formula 1 on one surface of a conductive substrate:
Mn x1 Co x2 Cu y1 Y z1 O 4-δ   [Formula 1]

in Formula 1, x1, x2, y1, and z1 denote a molar ratio of each component and satisfy the ranges of 0<x1≤1.5, 0<x2≤1.5, 0<y1≤0.5, and 0.1<z1≤0.4, and
δ is a value that makes the oxide neutral.

11. The method of claim 10 , where the producing of the oxide represented by Formula 1 comprises:
forming a mixed solution in a sol state by mixing a raw material powder, a solvent, and citric acid;
gelling the mixed solution in a sol state by heating the mixed solution;
drying the gel compound; and
calcining the dried compound.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the forming of the ceramic protective film is a step by a plasma spray coating.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the raw material powder comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of Mn(NO 3 ) 2 ; Co(NO 3 ) 2 ; Y 2 O 3 and Y(NO 3 ) 3 ; and one or more selected from the group consisting of CuO and Cu(NO 3 ) 2 .

14. A solid oxide fuel cell comprising:
two or more unit cells; and
a connecting material layer comprising the connecting material for a solid oxide fuel cell of claim 1 provided between the two or more unit cells,
wherein the unit cell comprises a fuel electrode, an air electrode, and an electrolyte provided between the fuel electrode and the air electrode, and
the connecting material layer is brought into contact with the air electrode or fuel electrode of the unit cell.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd
• Daegu Gyeongbuk Inst Science & Tech

Inventors

• Lee Hunhyeong
• Im Sanghyeok
• Jeon Doyeon
• Lee Kang Taek
• Choi Kwangwook
• Noh Tai Min
• Joh Dong Woo
• Thaheem Imdadullah

Classifications

• H01M8/0215 Primary

  Glass; Ceramic materials · CPC title

• H01M8/021

  Alloys based on iron · CPC title

• H01M2008/1293

  Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes · CPC title

• C01G51/70

  containing rare earths, e.g. LaCoO3  (C01G51/68 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C01P2006/32

  Thermal properties · CPC title