Patent ID: 8252478

Claim:
A method of producing a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising the steps of: forming a structure by a method comprising applying an anode layer on an anode support layer; and applying an electrolyte layer on the anode layer; sintering the structure; wherein the anode support layer and/or the anode layer comprises a composition comprising doped zirconia, doped ceria and/or a metal oxide with an oxygen ion or proton conductivity, NiO and at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of VO x , TaO x , MnO x , NbO x , Bi 2 O 3 , LnO x , MgCr 2 O 4 , MgTiO 3 , CaAl 2 O 4 , LaAlO 3 , YbCrO 3 , ErCrO 4 , NiTiO 3 , NiCr 2 O 4 , and mixtures thereof.