A proposal that high solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode performance can be achieved by using a very thin, catalytically active functional layer, with a noncatalytic conduction layer, has been tested. An anode impedance of 0.26 Ω cm2 was obtained at 973 K in humidified H2 using a Ag-paste conduction layer and a 12 μm thick functional layer made from 1 wt % Pd and 40 wt % ceria in yttria-stabiliz...
