The Ninth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology was held in January 2012 as part of the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC). This symposium provided an international forum for scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to present and discuss the latest advances in solid oxide fuel cells. This issue features fourteen papers selected from the symposium, offering readers a broad panorama of the current status of solid oxide fuel cells technology, as well as emerging issues and future directions in the field.

The Ninth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology was held in January 2012 as part of the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC). This symposium provided an international forum for scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to present and discuss the latest advances in solid oxide fuel cells. This issue features fourteen papers selected from the symposium, offering readers a broad panorama of the current status of solid oxide fuel cells technology, as well as emerging issues and future directions in the field.

Preface viiIntroduction ixInvestigation of Novel Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes Based on Impregnation of SrTixFe1_x03_5 into Ceria-Based Backbones 1M. Brinch-Larsen, M. Sogaard, J. Hjelm and H. L. FrandsenFreeze-Tape Casting for the Design of Anode-Delivery Layer in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 13Jacob Bunch, Yu Chen, Fanglin Chen, and Matthew MayTailoring the Anode Microstructure in Micro-Tubular SOFCS by the Optimization of the Slurry 23Michele Casarin, Riccardo Ceccato, and Vincenzo M. SglavoMixed Conducting Praseodymium Cerium Gadolinium Oxide (PCGO) Nano-Composite Cathode for ITSOFC Applications 35Rajalekshmi Chockalingam, Ashok Kumar Ganguli, and Suddhasatwa BasuDevelopment of GDC-(LiNa)C03 Nano-Composite Electrolytes For Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 47Rajalekshmi Chockalingam, Ashok Kumar Ganguli, and Suddhasatwa BasuWeibull Strength Variations between Room Temperature and High Temperature Ni-3YSZ Half-Cells 61Declan J. Curran, Henrik Lund Frandsen, and Peter Vang HendriksenIn-Situ XRD of Operating LSFC Cathodes: Development of a New Analytical Capability 71John S. Hardy, Jared W. Templeton, and Jeffry W. StevensonProton Conduction Behaviors in Ba- and Mg-Doped LaGaOs 85Xuan Zhao, Nansheng Xu, Kevin Romito, Kevin Huang, Alisha Lucas, and Changyong QinSilver-Palladium Alloy Electrodes for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) 93Michael Keane and Prabhakar SinghDevelopment of Improved Tubular Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Towards High Fuel Utilization Stability 105L. Otaegui, L. M. Rodriguez-Martinez, M. A. Alvarez, F. Castro, and I. VillarrealHighlighting DOE EERE Efforts for the Development of SOFC Systems for APU and Stationary Applications 117David R. Peterson, Jacob S. Spendelow, and Dimitrios C. PapageorgopoulosEfficient Planar SOFC Technology for a Portable Power Generator 125Andreas Poenicke, Sebastian Reuber, Christian Dosch, Stefan Megel, Mihails Kusnezoff, Christian Wunderlich, and Alexander MichaelisInvestigation of Ni-Yttha Stabilized Zirconia Anode for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell using XAS Analysis 137Koichi Hamamoto, Toshio Suzuki, Bo Liang, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Sumi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Brian Ingram, A. Jeremy Kropf, and J. David CarterProcessing of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Electrolyte Layers with a Thickness of ~1 mm: Thin Film Wet Coating Methods and PVD 145Tim Van Gestel, Hyo-Jeong Moon, Doris Sebold, Sven Uhlenbruck, and Hans Peter BuchkremerAuthor Index 159