Basic SOC Fuel Cell and Model SOC Fuel Cell (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Basic SOC Fuel Cell and Model SOC Fuel Cell

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In a basic solid oxide fuel cell, diagrammed at left, the cathode on one side of the electrolyte ionizes oxygen, which flows through the electrolyte to the anode (left), where fuel is oxidized to free electrons. In the model cell built for the APXPS experiment, all the components are on the same side of the electrolyte and can be reached by the X-ray beam.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Maryland

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