Presents innovative approaches towards affordable highly efficient and reliable sustainable
energy systems Written by leading experts on the subject this book provides not only a basic
introduction and understanding of conventional fuel cell principle but also an updated view of
the most recent developments in this field. It focuses on the new energy conversion
technologies based on both electrolyte and electrolyte-free fuel cells?from advanced novel
ceria-based composite electrolyte low temperature solid oxide fuel cells to non-electrolyte
fuel cells as advanced fuel-to-electricity conversion technology. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From
Electrolyte-Based to Electrolyte-Free Devices is divided into three parts. Part I covers the
latest developments of anode electrolyte and cathode materials as well as the SOFC
technologies. Part II discusses the non-electrolyte or semiconductor-based membrane fuel cells.
Part III focuses on engineering efforts on materials technology devices and stack
developments and looks at various applications and new opportunities of SOFC using both the
electrolyte and non-electrolyte principles including integrated fuel cell systems with
electrolysis solar energy and more. -Offers knowledge on how to realize highly efficient fuel
cells with novel device structures -Shows the opportunity to transform the future fuel cell
markets and the possibility to commercialize fuel cells in an extended range of applications
-Presents a unique collection of contributions on the development of solid oxide fuel cells
from electrolyte based to non-electrolyte-based technology -Provides a more comprehensive
understanding of the advances in fuel cells and bridges the knowledge from traditional SOFC to
the new concept -Allows readers to track the development from the conventional SOFC to the
non-electrolyte or single-component fuel cell Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Electrolyte-Based to
Electrolyte-Free Devices will serve as an important reference work to students scientists
engineers researchers and technology developers in the fuel cell field.
