The Ninth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology was held in January 2012 as part of the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC).

Preface vii Introduction ix Investigation of Novel Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes Based on Impregnation of SrTixFe1_x03_5 into Ceria-Based Backbones 1M. Brinch-Larsen, M. Sogaard, J. Hjelm and H. L. Frandsen Freeze-Tape Casting for the Design of Anode-Delivery Layer in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 13Jacob Bunch, Yu Chen, Fanglin Chen, and Matthew May Tailoring the Anode Microstructure in Micro-Tubular SOFCS by the Optimization of the Slurry 23Michele Casarin, Riccardo Ceccato, and Vincenzo M. Sglavo Mixed Conducting Praseodymium Cerium Gadolinium Oxide (PCGO) Nano-Composite Cathode for ITSOFC Applications 35Rajalekshmi Chockalingam, Ashok Kumar Ganguli, and Suddhasatwa Basu Development of GDC-(LiNa)C03 Nano-Composite Electrolytes For Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 47Rajalekshmi Chockalingam, Ashok Kumar Ganguli, and Suddhasatwa Basu Weibull Strength Variations between Room Temperature and High Temperature Ni-3YSZ Half-Cells 61Declan J. Curran, Henrik Lund Frandsen, and Peter Vang Hendriksen In-Situ XRD of Operating LSFC Cathodes: Development of a New Analytical Capability 71John S. Hardy, Jared W. Templeton, and Jeffry W. Stevenson Proton Conduction Behaviors in Ba- and Mg-Doped LaGaOs 85Xuan Zhao, Nansheng Xu, Kevin Romito, Kevin Huang, Alisha Lucas, and Changyong Qin Silver-Palladium Alloy Electrodes for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) 93Michael Keane and Prabhakar Singh Development of Improved Tubular Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Towards High Fuel Utilization Stability 105L. Otaegui, L. M. Rodriguez-Martinez, M. A. Alvarez, F. Castro, and I. Villarreal Highlighting DOE EERE Efforts for the Development of SOFC Systems for APU and Stationary Applications 117David R. Peterson, Jacob S. Spendelow, and Dimitrios C. Papageorgopoulos Efficient Planar SOFC Technology for a Portable Power Generator 125Andreas Poenicke, Sebastian Reuber, Christian Dosch, Stefan Megel, Mihails Kusnezoff, Christian Wunderlich, and Alexander Michaelis Investigation of Ni-Yttha Stabilized Zirconia Anode for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell using XAS Analysis 137Koichi Hamamoto, Toshio Suzuki, Bo Liang, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Sumi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Brian Ingram, A. Jeremy Kropf, and J. David Carter Processing of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Electrolyte Layers with a Thickness of ~1 mm: Thin Film Wet Coating Methods and PVD 145Tim Van Gestel, Hyo-Jeong Moon, Doris Sebold, Sven Uhlenbruck, and Hans Peter Buchkremer Author Index 159

Examines the latest advances in solid oxide fuel cell technology The Ninth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials, Science, and Technology was held in January 2012 as part of the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC). This symposium provided an international forum for scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to present and discuss the latest advances in solid oxide fuel cells. Moreover, the symposium gave attendees the opportunity to explore new ideas emerging from industry, academia, and government to enhance the performance of solid oxide fuel cells. This issue features 14 papers selected from among the 57 oral and poster presentations at the symposium, offering readers a broad panorama of the current status of solid oxide fuel cells technology as well as emerging issues and future directions in the field, including: Freeze-tape casting for the design of anode-delivery layer in solid oxide fuel cellsDevelopment of GDC-(LiNa)CO3 nano-composite electrolytes for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cellsIn-situ XRD of operating LSFC cathodes: development of a new analytical capabilitySilver-palladium alloy electrodes for low-temperature solid oxide electrolysis cellsEfficient planar SOFC technology for a portable power generator This issue represents one of nine CESP issues published from the 36th ICACC meeting. ICACC is the world's most prominent international meeting dedicated to advanced structural, functional, and nanoscopic ceramics, composites, and other emerging ceramic materials and technologies. ICACC has been organized each year by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division since 1977.