A new anode with a proton conductor (Barium-Cerium/Yttrium oxide (BCY): BaCe 0.8 Y 0.2 O 3-δ ) was proposed for a high-power, solid-oxide fuel cell. In the new anode, the proton-conducting material was included in a conventional anode made of nickel (Ni) and Gd-doped Ceria (GDC) in the ratio of GDC:BCY=0:100, 50:50, 90:10, 100:0 vol.%. With 3% humidity hydrogen fuel, the overpotential of the BCY anode became smaller compared with that of the conventional Ni/GDC anode. The most striking feature is that the anode with the 10%-BCY has the lowest overpotential among all anodes due to the high oxide-ion conductivity by the 90%-GDC and the reaction enhancement and/or the high hydrogen-adsorption ratio by the 10%-BCY.
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