BULK METALLIC GLASS INTERCONNECT FOR HIGH POWER DENSITY FUEL CELL

A solid oxide fuel cell or solid oxide electrolyzer includes a plurality of fuel cell layers stacked along a stacking axis. Each fuel cell layer including a stacked arrangement of elements including a cathode (28), an anode (24), an electrolyte (26) located between the anode and the cathode, a support layer (22) positioned at the anode opposite the electrolyte, and a separator plate (20) located at the support layer opposite the anode. The separator plate is configured to contact the cathode of an adjacent fuel cell layer of the plurality of fuel cell layers. The separator plate defines a plurality of anode flow channels configured to deliver a fuel therethrough and a plurality of cathode flow channels configured to deliver an air flow therethrough. The separator plate is formed from a bulk metallic glass material.