Patent ID: 7879474
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solid oxide fuel cell having an integral electrolyte-electrode assembly, the electrolyte-electrode assembly comprising a thin planar support structure, the planar structure having a first side and a second side, the structure patterned with a plurality of pre-determined through-hole structures, the through-hole structures each having a hole interior surface extending between the first side and the second side, the hole interior surface defining an opening in the support structure, a solid oxide electrolyte disposed within each through-hole structure, the solid oxide electrolyte having a first layer side, the first layer side having a first region wherein the first layer side is attached to the interior surface, the first layer side having a second region wherein the first layer side is not attached to the interior surface, the second region spanning the opening, the second region non-planar.