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The electrochemical characteristics of the tubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and the symmetrical anodic cells with conventional nickel-cermet and modified nickel-cobalt cermet anodes were studied using voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and distribution of relaxation time analysis. The tubular SOFC with the modified anode exhibited higher power output and demonstrated lower power loss at reduced temperatures, which is attributed to higher electrical conductivity and lower activation energy of the anodic electrode reaction.

Electrode processes occurring in a tubular solid oxide fuel cell were studied using the distribution of relaxation time (DRT) method. The conclusion about the localization of the processes and their nature was made by analyzing the capacitances of the processes and changing their activation energy because of sequential activation of the electrodes. The greatest contribution to the total resistance of the cell was made by cathodic processes at the electrode-contact and electrode-electrolyte boundaries.