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Preface ix Introduction xi CELL/STACK DEVELOPMENT Recent Development of SOFC Cell and Stack at NTT 3 Reiichi Chiba, Hiroaki Taguchi, Takeshi Komatsu, Himeko Orui, Kazuhiko Nozawa, Kimitaka Watanabe, Yoshiteru Yoshida, Masayuki Yokoo, Akihiro Miyasaka, Hajime Arai, and Katsuya Hayashi Investigation of the Effects of NiO-ScSZ-Layer Insertion on the Current Collection and Catalytic Properties of ScSZ-based Micro-Tubular SOFC 15 Toshiaki Yamaguchi and Nigel Sammes ELECTROLYTES Effect of Dopants on Ce02 Based Solid State Electrolytes for Intermediate Temperature Electrochemical Devices 23 E. Yu. Pikalova, A. K. Demin, V. G. Bamburov, V. I. Maragou, and P. E. Tsiakaras ELECTRODES Electrochemical Phenomena in MEA Electrodes 37 Mihails Kusnezoff, Nikolai Trofimenko, and Alexander Michaelis The Effect of A-Site Stoichiometry on LSCF Cathode Performance and Stability 61 Jared Templeton, John Hardy, Zigui Lu, and Jeff Stevenson Influence of Operational Parameters on LSCF and LSF Stability 67 Amaia Arregui, Lide M. Rodriguez-Martinez, Stefano Modena, Jan van Herle, Massimo Bertoldi, and Vincenzo M. Sglavo Assessment of the Electrochemical Properties of BSCF and Samarium Doped BSCF Perovskites 77 Keling Zhang, Alex Lassman, Atul Verma, and Prabhakar Singh Role of Sintering Atmosphere on the Stability of LSM-YSZ Composite 89 Manoj Mahapatra and Prabhakar Singh INTERCONNECTS Crofer22 APU in Real SOFC Stacks 101 Qingping Fang, Mario Heinrich, and Christian Wunderlich Assessment of Chromium Evaporation from Chromia and Alumina Forming Alloys 115 Sanjit Bhowmick, Gavin Le, Atul Verma, and Prabhakar Singh Effect of Chromium Doping on the Crystal Structure, Electrical Conductivity and Thermal Expansion of Manganese Cobalt Spinel Oxides 125 Yingjia Liu, Kangli Wang, and Jeffrey W. Fergus Effect of Metallic Interconnect Thickness on its Long-Term Performance in SOFCs 131 Wenning Liu, Xin Sun, Liz Stephens, and Moe Khaleel Characterization of the Conductive Protection Layers on Alloy Interconnect for SOFC 139 Xiaojia Du, Minfang Han, and Ze Lei NOVEL CELL/STACK DESIGN AND PROCESSING Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 149 Norbert H. Menzler, Wolfgang Schafbauer, Robert Mucke, Ralf Kauert, Oliver Buchler, Hans Peter Buchkremer, and Detlev Stover Production of Current Collector-Supported Micro-Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Sacrificial Inner Core 161 Ricardo De la Torre, Michele Casarin, and Vincenzo M. Sglavo RELIABILITY/DEGRADATION Numerical Modeling of Cathode Contact Material Densification 171 Brian J. Koeppel, Wenning Liu, Elizabeth V. Stephens, and Moe A. Khaleel Observations on the Air Electrode-Electrolyte Interface Degradation in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells 183 Michael Keane, Atul Verma, and Prabhakar Singh FUEL REFORMING Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 195 Mitsunobu Kawano, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Hashino, and Toru Inagaki Author Index 207

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NAROTTAM P. BANSAL, NASA Glenn Research Center

PRABHAKAR SINGH, University of Connecticut