Lutgard C. De Jonghe

Synthesis and Stability of a Nanoparticle-Infiltrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrode (2006)

Sholklapper, Tal Z., Radmilovic, Velimir, Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

Nanoparticulate catalysts infiltrated into SOFC (Solid Oxide FUel Cell) electrodes can significantly enhance the cell performance, but the stability of these electrodes has been an open issue. An...

LSM-YSZ Cathodes with Reaction-Infiltrated Nanoparticles (2006)

Lu, Chun, Sholklapper, Tal Z., Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

To improve the LSM-YSZ cathode performance of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), Sm0.6Sr0.4CoO3-sigma (SSC) perovskite nanoparticles are incorporated into the cathodes by a...

Catalyst-infiltrated supporting cathode for thin-film SOFCs (2004)

Yamahara, Keiji, Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

The fabrication and electrochemical performance of co-fired, LSM-SYSZ [i.e., La0.65Sr0.30MnO3 (LSM) - (Sc2O3)0.1(Y2O3)0.01(ZrO2)0.89] supported thin-film cells were examined using humidified hydrogen...

Protective coating on stainless steel interconnect for SOFCs: Oxidation kinetics and electrical properties (2004)

Chen, Xuan, Hou, Peggy Y., Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

An effective, dense and well adherent coating was produced on 430SS that has the result of significantly reducing the oxidation rate of this alloy at elevated temperatures. The coating is essentially...

Ionic conductivity of stabilized zirconia networks in composite SOFC electrodes (2004)

Yamahara, Keiji, Sholklapper, Tal Z., Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

The effective oxygen conductivities in the zirconia networks of porous LSM-YSZ and LSM-SYSZ composites [i.e. La0.85Sr0.15MnO3 (Y2O3)0.08(ZrO2)0.92 and La0.85Sr0.15MnO3-c2O3)0.1(Y2O3)0.01(ZrO2)0.89,...

Rapid thermal cycling of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell membranes (2004)

Matus, Yuriy B., De Jonghe, Lutgard C., Jacobson, Craig P., Visco, Steven J.

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) membranes were developed in which zirconia-based electrolyte thin films were supported by a composite metal/ceramic electrode, and were subjected to rapid thermal cycling...

Microstructure and properties of IN SITU toughened silicon carbide (2003)

De Jonghe, Lutgard C., Ritchie, Robert O., Zhang, Xiao Feng

A silicon carbide with a fracture toughness as high as 9.1 MPa.m1/2 has been developed by hot pressing b-SiC powder with aluminum, boron, and carbon additions (ABC-SiC). Central in this material...

Aluminum-containing intergranular phases in hot-pressed silicon carbide (2003)

Zhang, Xiao Feng, De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

Aluminum-containing intergranular phases, forming intergranularfilms and secondary phase particles at triple-junctions in SiC hot-pressed with aluminum, boron, and carbon additions, were studied by...

Effect of Heating Rate on Sintering and Coarsening. (1998)

Chu, May-Ying, Rahaman, Mohamed N., De Jonghe, Lutgard C., Brook, Richard J.

The sintering of zinc oxide powder compacts has been investigated at constant rate of heating of 0.5 to 15 C/min. For samples with the same initial relative density (0.50), the temperature derivative...

Sintering of Particulate Composites Under a Uniaxial Stress. (1998)

Rahaman, Mohamed N., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

The sintering of particulate composites consisting of a fine-grained zinc oxide matrix and

Processing of Diamond/Alumina Composites for Low Wear Applications. (1998)

Chu, May-Ying, Bhushan, Bharat, De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

A simple hot-pressing procedure for fabricating composites of diamond particulates in an alumina matrix at moderate applied pressures is described. Dense composites with up to 33 vol% diamond...

Reaction Sintering of Zinc Ferrite During Constant Rates of Heating. (1998)

Rahaman, Mohamed N., De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

The reaction sintering of equimolar quantities of zinc oxide and ferric oxide was investigated under conditions of constant rates of heating (1-10 C/min from room temperature to 1350 C) and the data...

Presintering Heat Treatment, Densification, and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide. (1998)

Ohji, Tatsuki, De Jonghe, Lutgard C.

Silicon carbides were subjected to extended heat treatments at 1400 or 1600 C prior to a 1 h isochronal sintering at 2000 C in argon, and the resulting microstructures, final densities, and...