Oxidation and Electrical Properties of Cu-Mn₃O₄ Composite Coating Obtained by Electrodeposition on SOFC Interconnects

Abstract

Cu-Mn₃O₄ composite coating was prepared on the SUS 430 ferritic stainless steel by electrodeposition and then exposed in air at 800 °C corresponding to the cathode atmosphere of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). A dual-layer oxide structure mainly comprising an external layer of CuO followed by (Cu,Mn,Fe)₃O₄ spinel and an internal layer of Cr-rich oxide was thermally developed on the coated steel. The scale area-specific resistances (ASRs) of the coated steels were lower than the scale ASR of the uncoated steel after identical thermal exposure. The external layer of CuO/(Cu,Mn,Fe)₃O₄ spinel not only served as a barrier to reduce the growth rate of Cr-rich oxide internal layer and to suppress the outward diffusion of Cr, but also lowered the surface scale ASRs considerably.

Keywords

solid oxide fuel cell / steel interconnect / Cu-Mn₃O₄ composite coating / area specific resistance

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