Patent ID: 8021795

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a solid oxide electrochemical device comprising, disposing electrolyte between a first electrode and a second electrode; applying a bonding agent between the first electrode and a first interconnect so that the bonding agent is in contact with the first electrode and the first interconnect, wherein the first electrode and the first interconnect are configured to form at least one flowfield between each other; applying a sealing agent between the first electrode and the first interconnect; disposing a second interconnect adjacent to the second electrode; disposing a removable spacer material between the second electrode and the second interconnect, thereby creating an unbonded separation between the second electrode and the second interconnect; and heating the first interconnect, the first electrode, the electrolyte, the second electrode, the second interconnect, the bonding agent, the sealing agent, and the spacer to at least one intermediate temperature for at least one intermediate length of time, and then to a curing temperature, for a curing time, effective to bond and seal the first electrode to the first interconnect, wherein the at least one intermediate temperature is less than the curing temperature.