Today, the ever-increasing energy demand and the tightening regulations for emissions control have caused a great interest in developing more efficient power generation systems. Amongst various types of fuel cells, the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is considered as one of the most promising alternative techniques for developing prospective portable and stationary power systems. This is mainly because of the high energy conversion efficiency, diverse fuel versatility, great heat integration capability, acceptable power density, and environmentally friendly operability associated with the SOFC operation. Unlike other types of fuel cells, SOFCs do not require precious metals to operate and can, instead, efficiently work with Ni, Cu, Co, and other cheap and widely available transition and alkaline earth metals.\u00a0Currently, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is the state-of-the-art material used for fabrication of SOFCs. However, addressing the contemporary operational and fabrication requirements, such as shifting from electrolyte-supported to anode-supported geometry, lowering the operational temperature, and developing thin films and bi-layered electrolytes, necessitates the development of more robust materials for SOFCs.\u00a0Therefore, the focus of this Special Issue of\u00a0Energies\u00a0will be on development of alternative SOFC materials and novel techniques for the fabrication of SOFCs. The key topics covered by this Special Issue include, but are not limited to the following:\u00a0Nanostructured SOFC composites (e.g. nanorods, nanowires, nanotubes, etc.); Nanocrystalline SOFC powders and ceramic nanocomposites;\u00a0Novel electrolytes materials and superionic mixed composites for SOFCs;\u00a0Low-temperature SOFC\/SOEC materials;\u00a0Synthesis and characteristics of the SOFC anode, electrolyte, and cathode nanocomposites;\u00a0Microstructural improvement of the SOFC supporting layers;\u00a0Mixed ionic-electronic ceramic composites;\u00a0Novel fabrication methods and stack design techniques;\u00a0SOFC electrochemical performance and impedance analysis;\u00a0Novel supporting metals for metal-supported SOFCs.
\nKeywords: solid oxide fuel cells; SOFC; ceramic nanocomposites; nanocrystalline SOFC powders; superionic electrolytes; low-temperature SOFCs; SOFC anodes; SOFC cathode composites; SOFC fabrication methods; metal-supported SOFCs; stack design; SOFC performance analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","format":"standard","topic":[613,428,431,558,286,130,628,576,597,598,294,449,542,632,453,635,458,467,468,615,469,128,567,572,132,474,480,481,491,541,496,565,501,240,507],"country":[55],"nsj_language":[57],"class_list":["post-1774","call_for_papers","type-call_for_papers","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","topic-advanced-materials","topic-artificial-materials","topic-bio-based-materials","topic-bioengineering","topic-biotechnology","topic-chemical-material-sciences-en","topic-clean-technologies","topic-data-management","topic-data-sensing-and-analysis","topic-decision-support-systems","topic-ecology","topic-energy-efficiency","topic-energy-production","topic-energy-storage","topic-environmental-sustainability","topic-future-developments","topic-green-materials","topic-industry-4-0","topic-innovative-materials","topic-innovative-technologies","topic-interdisciplinarity-approach","topic-materials-engineering","topic-methodology","topic-monitoring","topic-nanotechnology","topic-nature-based-solutions","topic-process-innovation","topic-process-management","topic-renewable-energy","topic-renewable-resources","topic-sdgs-2030","topic-smart-grids","topic-smart-materials","topic-sustainable-energy","topic-sustainable-materials","country-switzerland","nsj_language-english"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n