This book is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society's 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011. This issue includes papers presented in the 8th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology on topics such as Cell and Stack Development; Electrochemical/Mechanical/Thermal Performance; Electrodes; Interconnects; Novel Cell/Stack Design and Processing; and Reliability/Degradation.

This book is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society's 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011. This issue includes papers presented in the 8th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology on topics such as Cell and Stack Development; Electrochemical/Mechanical/Thermal Performance; Electrodes; Interconnects; Novel Cell/Stack Design and Processing; and Reliability/Degradation.

Preface ixIntroduction xiCELL/STACK DEVELOPMENTRecent Development of SOFC Cell and Stack at NTT 3Reiichi Chiba, Hiroaki Taguchi, Takeshi Komatsu, Himeko OruiKazuhiko Nozawa, Kimitaka Watanabe, Yoshiteru Yoshida, MasayukiYokoo, Akihiro Miyasaka, Hajime Arai, and Katsuya HayashiInvestigation of the Effects of NiO-ScSZ-Layer Insertion on theCurrent Collection and Catalytic Properties of ScSZ-basedMicro-Tubular SOFC 15Toshiaki Yamaguchi and Nigel SammesELECTROLYTESEffect of Dopants on Ce02 Based Solid State Electrolytes forIntermediate Temperature Electrochemical Devices 23E. Yu. Pikalova, A. K. Demin, V. G. Bamburov, V. I. Maragou, andP. E. TsiakarasELECTRODESElectrochemical Phenomena in MEA Electrodes 37Mihails Kusnezoff, Nikolai Trofimenko, and AlexanderMichaelisThe Effect of A-Site Stoichiometry on LSCF Cathode Performanceand Stability 61Jared Templeton, John Hardy, Zigui Lu, and JeffStevensonInfluence of Operational Parameters on LSCF and LSF Stability67Amaia Arregui, Lide M. Rodriguez-Martinez, Stefano Modena, Janvan Herle, Massimo Bertoldi, and Vincenzo M. SglavoAssessment of the Electrochemical Properties of BSCF andSamarium Doped BSCF Perovskites 77Keling Zhang, Alex Lassman, Atul Verma, and PrabhakarSinghRole of Sintering Atmosphere on the Stability of LSM-YSZComposite 89Manoj Mahapatra and Prabhakar SinghINTERCONNECTSCrofer22 APU in Real SOFC Stacks 101Qingping Fang, Mario Heinrich, and Christian WunderlichAssessment of Chromium Evaporation from Chromia and AluminaForming Alloys 115Sanjit Bhowmick, Gavin Le, Atul Verma, and PrabhakarSinghEffect of Chromium Doping on the Crystal Structure, ElectricalConductivity and Thermal Expansion of Manganese Cobalt SpinelOxides 125Yingjia Liu, Kangli Wang, and Jeffrey W. FergusEffect of Metallic Interconnect Thickness on its Long-TermPerformance in SOFCs 131Wenning Liu, Xin Sun, Liz Stephens, and Moe KhaleelCharacterization of the Conductive Protection Layers on AlloyInterconnect for SOFC 139Xiaojia Du, Minfang Han, and Ze LeiNOVEL CELL/STACK DESIGN AND PROCESSINGAdvanced Manufacturing Technology for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells149Norbert H. Menzler, Wolfgang Schafbauer, Robert Mücke, RalfKauert, Oliver Büchler, Hans Peter Buchkremer, and DetlevStöverProduction of Current Collector-Supported Micro-Tubular SolidOxide Fuel Cells with Sacrificial Inner Core 161Ricardo De la Torre, Michèle Casarin, and Vincenzo M.SglavoRELIABILITY/DEGRADATIONNumerical Modeling of Cathode Contact Material Densification171Brian J. Koeppel, Wenning Liu, Elizabeth V. Stephens, and Moe A.KhaleelObservations on the Air Electrode-Electrolyte InterfaceDegradation in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells 183Michael Keane, Atul Verma, and Prabhakar SinghFUEL REFORMINGCarbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells195Mitsunobu Kawano, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Hashino, and ToruInagakiAuthor Index 207