Abstract:
A device having a thin ceramic layer (204) therein, is made by preparing a mixture of ceramic particles, a binder, and a plasticizer, and forming the mixture into a ceramic layer (204). A second layer (206) is placed adjacent to the ceramic layer (204) to form a composite layered structure. The thickness of the composite layered structure is reduced, preferably by rolling, until the ceramic layer portion (204) of the composite layered structure has a preselected small thickness. If desired, the thickness of the ceramic layer (204) can be reduced to an arbitrarily small value by stacking the reduced composite layered structures (or one of the layered structures with another structure) and repeating the reducing operation on the stack. The ceramic layer (204) having the preselected thickness is assembled into a device (214). Devices that can be prepared by this approach, for example, multilayer capacitors, solid oxide fuel cells, and solid-electrolyte electrochemical storage cells.
Abstract:
A corrosion resistant coated fuel cell plate and method of making the same are embodied in a metal plate (400) provided with a graphite emulsion coating (402) and then a layer (406) of graphite foil which is pressed over the coating (402). The graphite emulsion (402) bonds the graphite foil (406) to the metal plate (400) and seals fine scale porosities (410) in the graphite foil (406). Flow fields (414) are formed by stamping the coated fuel cell plate.
Abstract:
A corrosion resistant coated fuel cell plate and method of making the same are embodied in a metal plate (400) provided with a graphite emulsion coating (402) and then a layer (406) of graphite foil which is pressed over the coating (402). The graphite emulsion (402) bonds the graphite foil (406) to the metal plate (400) and seals fine scale porosities (410) in the graphite foil (406). Flow fields (414) are formed by stamping the coated fuel cell plate.