Influence of Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) Voltage on SOFC Interconnect Morphology

Abstract:

Solid oxide fuel cell has become one of the interest in the sustainable energy field. In order to improve the efficiency of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the interconnect must be coated with a protective coating of (MnCO)₃O₄ spinel coated stainless steel. Commercial manganese cobalt (MnCO)₃O₄ was used as a protective coating on ferritic stainless steel in this study using the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) coating technique. This article examines the impact of voltage deposition towards morphological characteristics. The goals of these studies are to find the best interconnect coating parameter while experimenting with voltage deposition. The spinel coated interconnect (MnCO)₃O₄ was studied using Elemental Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). The surface morphology and coating thickness are examined using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) is used to determine the phase of the spinel coated interconnect. The EPD coating technique for (MnCO)₃O₄ spinel coated interconnect is carried out in an aqueous suspension with 30V and 40V with coating durations of 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. By observing the deposition morphology and thickness coating at 30V and 40V, the best covering parameter for interconnect is 30V, 40s which fulfil the interconnect requirement.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 908)
• Pages: 555-562
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-5r7g9d
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Yohannes Nyambong Lowrance, Mohd Azham Azmi*, Hamimah Abdul Rahman, Nurul Farhana Abdul Rahman, Hanis Zakaria, Suhaimi Hassan
• Keywords: (MnCo)₃O₄, Electrophoretic Deposition, Interconnect, Morphology, SEM, SOFC, Spinel Coating, Thickness, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

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