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Characteristics of a SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-BaCO3-PbO2-ZnO glass-ceramic sealant for SOFCs

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Jilin University
  • CAS - International Center for Material Physics

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Abstract

A glass system based on SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-BaCO3-PbO2-ZnO was prepared and a sort of compounding was optimized to determine the composition with best performance named AF8. The technical thermal expansion coefficient (t-TEC) is 10.58 × 10-6 K-1 between 323 and 773 K. The resistivity of AF8 is 1.95 × 104 Ω cm at 800 °C. The optimum sealing temperature range was 850-880 °C. AF8 glass sealant could adhere with electrolyte of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) well and there were no perforative pores in the sealant. The leak rate of AF8 glass was 0.81 × 10-7 mbar l s-1 cm-1 at 800 °C tested by oxygen coulometric titration which was closed to the required value. Around the sealing temperature, contact angle of AF8 on YSZ is about 110°. This angle can make them adhere well under a suitable pressure, and also avoids glass spreading freely on surface of the electrolyte. All measured results approved that AF8 may become a practical sealant for SOFCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-193
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume432
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Apr 2007

Keywords

  • Contact angle
  • Glass sealant
  • Resistivity
  • Solid oxide fuel cells
  • Thermal expansion

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