| Foreword | 5 |
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| Acknowledgements | 7 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| INTRODUCTION TO FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY | 10 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 10 |
| FUEL CELLS IN CONTEXT | 10 |
| HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES | 13 |
| SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS | 17 |
| MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS | 24 |
| POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS | 28 |
| THE IDEAL REVERSIBLE SOFC - BASIC DERIVATION OF POTENTIAL AND EFFICIENCY | 36 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 39 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 40 |
| STABLE GLASS SEALS FOR INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE ( IT) SOFC APPLICATIONS | 42 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 42 |
| STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFC SEALING | 43 |
| APPROACH FOR SEALING GLASS DEVELOPMENT | 49 |
| EXPERIMENTAL | 53 |
| RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 56 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 67 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 68 |
| A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL FABRICATION | 70 |
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| DENSE ELECTROLYTE FILMS | 71 |
| BULK MATERIALS | 79 |
| COMPOSITE ANODE AND CATHODE | 85 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 92 |
| IN SITU SEAL INTEGRITY SENSING FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS | 94 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 94 |
| HIGH TEMPERATURE ISSUES | 95 |
| TDR AND FR | 95 |
| SEAL DESIGN | 96 |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE APPLIED TO SEAL INTEGRITY | 98 |
| EVALUATION TESTING | 100 |
| RESULTS | 100 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 104 |
| SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL | 106 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 106 |
| STRUCTURE | 107 |
| CATHODE | 110 |
| ANODE | 112 |
| ELECTROLYTE | 116 |
| INTERCONNECT MATERIALS | 117 |
| INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE (IT-SOFC) | 117 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 118 |
| BENEFITS AND TEST RESULTS OF A CERAMIC SEPARATOR COMPONENT FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS | 121 |
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| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 129 |
| FOIL TYPE MICRO PEM FUEL CELL WITH SELF- BREATHING CATHODE SIDE | 130 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 130 |
| FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE | 130 |
| WHY MEMS FUEL CELLS? | 131 |
| MEMS APPROACHES TO MICRO FUEL CELLS | 131 |
| SILICON-BASED FC | 132 |
| METAL-BASED FC | 134 |
| POLYMER-BASED FC | 135 |
| FOIL TYPE MICRO FUEL CELL DESIGN | 136 |
| TECHNOLOGY | 138 |
| ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISATION | 144 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 149 |
| THERMAL CONSTRAINTS OF PEM MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS | 152 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 152 |
| FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE | 153 |
| HEAT TRANSFER IN FUEL CELLS | 154 |
| CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUEL CELL STACK | 155 |
| EXPERIMENTAL | 156 |
| THERMAL MODEL | 158 |
| WATER BALANCE | 159 |
| THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM | 161 |
| FUEL CELL-POWERED CAMCORDER, NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS, AND MOBILE PHONES | 166 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 168 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 169 |
| A DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL USING CERMET ELECTRODES IN LOW TEMPERATURE COFIRE CERAMICS | 171 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 171 |
| REVIEW OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL ELECTRODES AND CATALYST | 173 |
| EXPERIMENTAL | 177 |
| RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 177 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 184 |
| AUTOMATED FLUID DISPENSING FOR FUEL CELL MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY | 187 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 187 |
| DEFINING THE DESIRED RESULTS | 187 |
| GENERAL FLUID CONSIDERATIONS | 189 |
| TYPES OF DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY | 189 |
| AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT FEATURES | 194 |
| FLUIDS USED IN AUTOMATED DISPENSING | 198 |
| EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL AUTOMATED DISPENSING APPLICATIONS | 201 |
| SUMMARY | 208 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 208 |
| INK-JET AS DIRECT-WRITE TECHNOLOGY FOR FUEL CELL PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING | 211 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 211 |
| HISTORY | 211 |
| BACKGROUND ON INK-JET TECHNOLOGY | 212 |
| FLUID REQUIREMENTS | 217 |
| PATTERN FORMATION: FLUID/SUBSTRATE INTERACTION | 218 |
| THROUGHPUT CONSIDERATION | 222 |
| FUEL CELL RELATED MATERIALS PRINTING | 223 |
| COMMERCIAL PRINTING SYSTEMS | 237 |
| FUTURE TRENDS | 240 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 241 |
| INDEX | 244 |