Publications by Giorgio Rinaldi

Evolution of the Morphology Near Triple-Phase Boundaries in Ni–Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Electrodes Upon Cathodic Polarization

Jan Van Herle, Marco Cantoni, Guillaume Jeanmonod, Lucie Navratilova, Arata Nakajo, Priscilla Caliandro, Giorgio Rinaldi

Microstructural changes in Ni–yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) near the YSZ electrolyte were examined by three-dimensional (3D) electron microscopy after electrolysis and fuel cell operation up to 10,700 h and 15,000 h, respectively. The depletion of Ni an ...

2020

Characterization of local morphology and availability of triple-phase boundaries in solid oxide cell electrodes

Jan Van Herle, Marco Cantoni, Arata Nakajo, Pierre Burdet, Giorgio Rinaldi

The performance of solid oxide cells is known to be dependent upon the density of three phase boundaries (TPB), but the potential for improving their effective electrocatalytic activity by morphological adjustments is imprecisely known. A spilling algorith ...

2019

Effects of Polarization on the Microstructural Changes at the YSZ/Ni-YSZ Interface

Jan Van Herle, Lucie Navratilova, Arata Nakajo, Priscilla Caliandro, Giorgio Rinaldi

This study examines the effect of Ni migration near the interface with the electrolyte after fuel cell (SOFC) and electrolysis mode (SOEC) operation on nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) electrodes. The experimental dataset consists in a series of ...

2019

Long-term evolution of solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell 3-D microstructure

Giorgio Rinaldi

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are highly efficient electrochemical conversion devices for the production of electricity that combine fuel flexibility with low emissions of pollutants. The reverse operation in electrolysis mode (SOEC) allows storing electri ...

EPFL2019

Strontium Migration at the GDC-YSZ Interface of Solid Oxide Cells in SOFC and SOEC Modes

Jan Van Herle, Marco Cantoni, Emad Oveisi, Arata Nakajo, Pierre Burdet, Giorgio Rinaldi

Strontium migration from the oxygen electrode to the interface between the electrolyte and interlayer was investigated in solid oxide cells in fuel cell (SOFC) and electrolysis (SOEC) modes. Four samples were imaged by focused ion beam scanning electron mi ...

2017

Post-test Analysis on a Solid Oxide Cell Stack Operated for 10,700 Hours in Steam Electrolysis Mode

Jan Van Herle, Stefan Diethelm, Emad Oveisi, Pierre Burdet, Giorgio Rinaldi

A solid oxide short stack composed of 6 Ni-YSZ supported cells, YSZ electrolyte and GDC-LSC oxygen electrode has been tested for 10,700 hours in steam electrolysis. Initial degradation was followed by a global stabilization of the performance after lowerin ...

2017

Steam and Co-Electrolysis Sensitivity Analysis on Ni-YSZ Supported Cells

Jan Van Herle, Stefan Diethelm, Giorgio Rinaldi

The present paper investigates the variation in performances in steam electrolysis and co-electrolysis of steam/CO2 on SOEC single cells.In electrolysis mode, a sensitivity analysis was performed looking in particular at the effects of temperature (750°C a ...

2015