Electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) technique was employed to prepare the Ni-YSZ anode coatings as well as the YSZ electrolyte coatings for SOFCs in this study. The chemical composition and microstructure of the coatings were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence spectra (XRF), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), electron probe mciroanalysis (EPMA), transmitting electron microscope (TEM), and atom force microscope (AFM). Then the properties of these coatings, such as po...