title: Sonochemistry in the service of SOFC research.
abstract: Decoration of SOFC anode cermets with metal nanoparticles (NPs) enchance their ability and stability in natural gas to hydrogen reform. A novel sonoelectrochemical approach of Au-NPs synthesis (mean 12.31±2.69nm) is suggested, according to which the sonication is held constant while the electrochemical activity is either pulsed or continuous. The gold colloidal solution is cosonicated with state of the art cermet powder to yield particles decorated with Au-NPs. Nevertheless sonochemical routes of mixed molybdenum, rhenium or tungsten mixed oxides synthesis are utilized in order to decorate SOFC anode cermets. The decoration loading achieved spanned from 0.1 to 10.0wt.%.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou Campus, Greece; Institute of Metallurgy, Clausthal University of Technology, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; Energy Research Center Lower Saxony, Clausthal University of Technology, 38640 Goslar, Germany.
authors.forename: Petros M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Sakkas
authors.affiliation: Institute of Metallurgy, Clausthal University of Technology, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; Institute of Informatics VI, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Energy Research Center Lower Saxony, Clausthal University of Technology, 38640 Goslar, Germany; Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sourkouni
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou Campus, Greece. Electronic address: amca@chemeng.ntua.gr.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Argirusis
keywords: Gold; Molybdenum; Nanoparticles; Rhenium; SOFC-anodes; Tungsten