Abstract: Provided are an air electrode composite, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical cell including the same. Specifically, an air electrode composite in which electron conductive nanoparticles are uniformly distributed on the surface of an oxygen ion conductive porous structure, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical cell including the same are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell including a fuel electrode support including Ni-YSZ; a functional layer positioned on the fuel electrode support; an electrolyte layer positioned on the functional layer; an interlayer positioned on the electrolyte layer; and an air electrode layer positioned on the interlayer, wherein the functional layer includes gadolinium-doped ceria (GDC) nanoparticles dispersed.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a porous structure containing an oxygen ion conductive material; and a coating layer disposed on the porous structure and containing an electronically conductive material, in which a content of the oxygen ion conductive material is greater than that of the electronically conductive material, and the coating layer is uniformly formed to a thickness of 20 nm or less.

Abstract: A nanocatalyst for methane dry reforming has a fluorite structure and has a plurality of transition metal or noble metal particles dispersed on a surface thereof. The nanocatalyst is represented by the Chemical Formula, A1-aCeaO2-?. In the Chemical Formula, A is selected from rare earth elements excluding Ce, and a and ? are real numbers of 0<a<1 and 0???1, respectively.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention, a proton conductive oxide fuel cell comprising an electrode substrate, a proton conductive oxide electrolyte layer positioned on the electrode substrate, a proton conductive oxide reaction prevention layer positioned on the electrolyte layer, and a proton conductive oxide air electrode layer positioned on the reaction prevention layer, wherein the reaction prevention layer is composed of ABO3-? structured perovskite proton conductive oxide, may be provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for fuel cells capable of minimizing the volume of a system and the use of sealants, and a stack for fuel cells, more particularly, a stack for solid oxide fuel cells, including the same. Specifically, by adding a metal sheet having a specific shape, position and size to the separator, the stress applied to the sealant can be uniformized, and thus the oxidizing agent and fuel can be separated and electrically isolated using only a piece of sealant. Therefore, the stack for fuel cells is characterized in that there is no variation in temperature, reactant concentration, power, or the like between respective unit cells, so delamination and microcracks do not occur, the volume is minimized, and the power density per unit volume is very high.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a cathode thin film for an all-solid-state battery or a cathode composite membrane for an all-solid-state battery, and an all-solid-state battery including the same. The cathode for an all-solid-state battery contains a grain that has a plane having a low surface energy and has a grain boundary arranged parallel to the electron movement direction, thus effectively lowering the interfacial resistance of the thin film while suppressing the dissolution and diffusion of the transition metal, thereby improving the cycle stability of the all-solid-state battery including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for fuel cells capable of minimizing the volume of a system and the use of sealants, and a stack for fuel cells, more particularly, a stack for solid oxide fuel cells, including the same. Specifically, by adding a metal sheet having a specific shape, position and size to the separator, the stress applied to the sealant can be uniformized, and thus the oxidizing agent and fuel can be separated and electrically isolated using only a piece of sealant. Therefore, the stack for fuel cells is characterized in that there is no variation in temperature, reactant concentration, power, or the like between respective unit cells, so delamination and microcracks do not occur, the volume is minimized, and the power density per unit volume is very high.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell including a multi-layered electrolyte layer using a calendering process. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell is a continuous process, thus providing high productivity and maximizing facility investment and processing costs. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell manufactured by the method includes an anode that is free of interfacial defects and has a uniform packing structure, thereby advantageously greatly improving the production yield and power density. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell has excellent interfacial bonding strength between respective layers included therein, and includes a multi-layered electrolyte layer in which the secondary phase at the interface is suppressed and which has increased density, thereby advantageously providing excellent output characteristics and long-term stability even at an intermediate operating temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a fuel cell manifold and a fuel cell stack including the same. The manifold may include a cover plate, an air guide plate configured to guide a flow of air in the manifold, a fuel guide plate configured to guide a flow of fuel in the manifold, and an auxiliary plate providing a passage for inflow of air and outflow of fuel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anode-free all-solid-state battery having improved charge/discharge cycle stability. Specifically, the anode-free all-solid-state battery includes a cathode layer containing a cathode active material, an anode current collector layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode layer and the anode current collector layer, wherein the anode current collector layer has a surface roughness (Rq) of 100 nm to 1,000 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell using a calendering process. The method includes preparing a stack including an anode support layer (ASL) and an anode functional layer (AFL), calendering the stack to obtain an anode, stacking an electrolyte layer on the anode to obtain an assembly, calendering the assembly to obtain an electrolyte substrate, sintering the electrolyte substrate, and forming a cathode on the electrolyte layer of the electrolyte substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a lithium-argyrodite ionic superconductor containing a halogen element and a method for preparing the same, wherein an argyrodite-type crystal structure can be maintained and lithium ion conductivity can be greatly improved by combining specific elements at a specific molar ratio.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell including a multi-layered electrolyte layer using a calendering process. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell is a continuous process, thus providing high productivity and maximizing facility investment and processing costs. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell manufactured by the method includes an anode that is free of interfacial defects and has a uniform packing structure, thereby advantageously greatly improving the production yield and power density. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell has excellent interfacial bonding strength between respective layers included therein, and includes a multi-layered electrolyte layer in which the secondary phase at the interface is suppressed and which has increased density, thereby advantageously providing excellent output characteristics and long-term stability even at an intermediate operating temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a cathode thin film for an all-solid-state battery or a cathode composite membrane for an all-solid-state battery, and an all-solid-state battery including the same. The cathode for an all-solid-state battery contains a grain that has a plane having a low surface energy and has a grain boundary arranged parallel to the electron movement direction, thus effectively lowering the interfacial resistance of the thin film while suppressing the dissolution and diffusion of the transition metal, thereby improving the cycle stability of the all-solid-state battery including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell with improved thermal distribution in a stack including two more unit cells stacked therein. The fuel cell includes a stack including the two more unit cells and separators each having manifolds formed through four sides thereof, a first chamber having an internal space so as to receive air and fuel from the outside and to transfer the air and fuel to a second chamber and so as to receive the air and fuel discharged from the stack and to discharge the air and fuel to the outside, a second chamber having an internal space so as to receive the air and fuel from the first chamber and to transfer the air and fuel to the stack, and a connecting part connecting the first chamber to the second chamber so as to allow the air and fuel to flow to the second chamber from the first chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a separator for a fuel cell, including a central part with a rectangular shape, and a surrounding part disposed to surround the central part, wherein the surrounding part includes an outlet manifold positioned at a pair of edges of the central part, which are opposed each other, and an inlet manifold positioned along a side of the central part to be adjacent to another edge except for the pair of edges at which the outlet manifold is positioned, and the central part includes a plurality of guide patterns that are spaced apart from each other to guide fluids introduced through the inlet manifold toward the outlet manifold.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell using a calendering process. The method includes preparing a stack including an anode support layer (ASL) and an anode functional layer (AFL), calendering the stack to obtain an anode, stacking an electrolyte layer on the anode to obtain an assembly, calendering the assembly to obtain an electrolyte substrate, sintering the electrolyte substrate, and forming a cathode on the electrolyte layer of the electrolyte substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a sulfide-based lithium-argyrodite ion superconductor containing multiple chalcogen elements and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, provided are a sulfide-based lithium-argyrodite ion superconductor containing multiple chalcogen elements and a method for preparing the same that are capable of significantly improving lithium ion conductivity by substituting a sulfur (S) element in a PS43- tetrahedron with a chalcogen element such as a selenium (Se) element, other than the sulfur (S) element, while maintaining an argyrodite-type crystal structure of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte represented by Li6PS5Cl.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanocatalyst for an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a nanocatalyst for an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell obtained by forming a ceramic nanocatalyst including a noble metal dispersed therein in an atomic unit and contained in an ionic state having an oxidation number other than 0 through an in situ infiltration process in the internal pores of a porous electrode, and to application of the nanocatalyst to a solid oxide fuel cell having significantly higher electrochemical characteristics as compared to the solid oxide fuel cells including the conventional nickel-based anode and oxide anode, and particularly showing excellent characteristics at an intermediate or low temperature of 600° C. or less.