AUTHOR=Belko Seraphim , Springer Renaldo , Le Long , Coyle Christopher A. , Marina Olga A. 

TITLE=Standard operating procedure for starting and disassembling single solid oxide cells for testing in electrolysis mode

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2025.1651910

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2025.1651910

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=Presented is a simple, step-by-step methodology describing how to start, precondition, terminate testing, and disassemble single, small-sized planar electrode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). Careful control of the gas environment in the initial and final stages of solid oxide cell testing is essential for establishing baseline performance, ensuring controlled, reproducible electrochemical performance, and preserving cell chemical and structural integrity for post-mortem analyses.