Patent ID: 8883368

Claim:
A fuel cell comprising: an electrode including a solid oxide electrolyte between an anode and a cathode; an interconnect layer; and a rigidized foil support between the electrode and the interconnect layer, the rigidized foil support including: a porous layer having first and second opposed sides, the first side oriented toward the electrode and the porous layer including fluid delivery passages; a perforated support sheet interfacially bonded to the first side of the porous layer; a solid, continuous separator sheet interfacially bonded to the second side of the porous layer, the perforated support sheet and the separator sheet comprising a nickel-based alloy; and an inlet fluid communication port for providing a reactant into the rigidized foil support, the fluid delivery passages of the porous layer connecting the inlet fluid communication port with the perforated support sheet such that reactant can be delivered from the porous layer through perforations of the perforated support sheet to the electrode.