Recent advances in computational techniques have allowed the application of
computational tools to study heterogeneous functional materials (HeteroFoaMs) in the solid …

Unprecedented tools to image crystalline structure distributions in materials have been
made possible by recent advances in X-ray sources, X-ray optics and X-ray methods …

A mechanical failure of a single component is sufficient to cause a solid oxide fuel cell
(SOFC) breakdown. As an unfavorable issue for interfering the stable operation of SOFCs …

Ceramic fuel cells offer a clean and efficient means of producing electricity through a variety
of fuels. However, miniaturization of cell dimensions for portable device application remains …

The production of electrolytes with high ionic conductivity has been a key challenge in the
progressive development of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for practical applications …

In this work, a 3D multi-physics coupled model was developed to analyze the temperature
and thermal stress distribution in a planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack, and then the …

Based on the importance and complex working environment of X70 pipelines, stress
measurement and analysis were done on an in-service process pipe, an anamorphic pipe in …

A white beam microdiffraction setup has been developed on the bending magnet source
BM32 at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The instrument allows routine …

Thermal gradients can arise within solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to start-up and shut-
down, non-uniform gas distribution, fast cycling and operation under internal reforming …

To understand the microstructure evolution of hydrogels swollen in seawater, freeze-drying
technology was used to fix and preserve the swollen three-dimensional microstructure. By …