Three-dimensional reconstruction of a solid-oxide fuel-cell anode

James R. Wilson; Worawarit Kobsiriphat; Roberto Mendoza; Hsun Yi Chen; Jon M. Hiller; Dean J. Miller; Katsuyo Thornton; Peter W. Voorhees; Stuart B. Adler; Scott A. Barnett

doi:10.1038/nmat1668

Three-dimensional reconstruction of a solid-oxide fuel-cell anode

James R. Wilson^*, Worawarit Kobsiriphat, Roberto Mendoza, Hsun Yi Chen, Jon M. Hiller, Dean J. Miller, Katsuyo Thornton, Peter W. Voorhees, Stuart B. Adler, Scott A. Barnett

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The use of dual-beam focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy to make a complete three-dimensional reconstruction of a solid-oxide fuel-cell electrode was investigated. The dual-beam focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy greatly facilitated the process to obtain volumetric information that can be integrated to provide 3D information for 3D microstructure reconstruction, by providing high-quality volumetric data. It was shown that 3D reconstruction can be used for quantifying and understanding the performance of fuel-cell electrodes. It was found that 3D reconstruction can be used to make quantitative correlations between processing and mirostrcture. It was reported that the information obtained from 3D reconstruction can be used to track microstructural changes during long-term fuel-cell operation, providing important information regarding fuel-cell stability.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	541-544
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature materials
Volume	5
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1668
State	Published - Jul 2006

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