SYMPOSIUM 3: 16th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Cells (SOC): Materials, Science and Technology

Solid oxide cells (SOCs) offer great potential for clean and efficient power generation from a wide variety of fuels ranging from hydrocarbons to renewables and for highly efficient conversion of electricity to hydrogen or synthesis gas via electrolysis. Durable electrochemical energy conversion in SOC is only possible by proper material choice and processing, cells stacking technology and stack module design. Application of SOC in scalable systems for power, heat, hydrogen and synthetic gas generation needs consideration of stack operating window, operating environment, contaminants sources / level and customer specifications to realize competitive solutions. This symposium provides an excellent platform for academia and industry to present and to discuss novel solutions for materials, components design, mechanical robustness, durability, system layouts and exchange their experience in application of SOCs in different areas. The goal of the symposium is not only exchange of the latest results by experienced and young scientists, but also extensive discussion of unsolved problems and on development directions.

Proposed Session Topics

• Electrolytes: Oxygen ion, proton and mixed conductors; conduction mechanisms
• Electrode materials and microstructural engineering: Electrode processes, defect chemistry, characterization, accelerated testing and lifetime prediction
• Ceramic and metallic interconnects: Materials development and properties, coatings, accelerated testing and lifetime prediction
• Sealing technology: Material development and characterization, designs and approaches, interactions with sealed materials
• Novel processing and design for cells, stacks, reformers, burners and other system components
• Mechanical and thermomechanical properties of materials and components up to high temperatures
• Surface and interfacial reactions: Electrochemical transport and electrode poisoning, catalytic degradation, carbon fouling
• Simulation: Electrode performance and degradation, distribution of temperature, current density and mechanical stresses in cells and stacks, system layout, stationary and dynamic system operation, etc.
• High temperature electrolysis: Steam, steam and CO2, chemical process engineering utilizing SOEC
• System design and demonstration

Symposium Organizers

• Mihails Kusnezoff, Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
• Narottam P. Bansal, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
• Tatsumi Ishihara, Kyushu University, Japan
• Federico Smeacetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Jeffry W. Stevenson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
• Ayhan Sarikaya, Saint-Gobain, USA
• Ruey-Yi Lee, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan
• Vincenzo Esposito, DTU Energy Conversion, Denmark
• Scott A. Barnett, Northwestern University, USA
• Nguyen Q. Minh, University of California San Diego, USA
• Prabhakar Singh, University of Connecticut, USA

Points of Contact

• Mihails Kusnezoff: mihails.kusnezoff@ikts.fraunhofer.de
• Narottam P. Bansal: Narottam.P.Bansal@nasa.gov