Feasibility of direct carbon solid oxide fuels cell (DC-SOFC) fabrication by inkjet printing technology

The direct carbon fuel cells with solid oxide electrolyte (DC-SOFC) and anodes deposited by inject printing (EM/DCIJP) were studied. The cells were fed with carbon fuel obtained by the direct RF plasma splitting of methane. Since the (EM/DCIJP)M/DCIJP technology allows easy modification of electrode material, the effect of Cu addition to the Ni-YSZ anode was investigated. The significant improvement of the cell performance with the new anode was observed.