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Thin layers of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) at 11 mol% Y2O3 doping level was deposited on a sintered disk of Y2O3 doped ceria electrolyte by spin-coating from an alkoxide solution. Dense sintered films were obtained by heat-treatment at 600°C. Open circuit voltage (OCV) was measured across the disk in a fuel cell mode with hydrogen fuel on the ceria side and pure oxygen on the YSZ side. Marked improvement of OCV was obtained on the two-layer electrolyte structure with the sol-gel YSZ film.
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Mehta, K., Xu, R. & Virkar, A.V. Two-Layer Fuel Cell Electrolyte Structure by Sol-Gel Processing. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 11, 203–207 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008605816691
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