TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Component: The cathode layer comprises electrically conductive particles of less than one-tenth of a micron in size. The electrically conductive particles are of single phase. The cathode layer further has ionic conducting particles in a two-phase mixture with the electronically conductive particles.Preferred Method: The pre-coat layer is applied by dip coating the intermediate sintered form with slurry containing the electrically non-conductive particles suspended within a solvent. It is removed by wiping off the pre-coat layer when wet. The electrically non-conductive particles are formed from an ionic conducting material making up the electrolyte layer. The cathode layer further has ionic conducting particles and mixed conducting particles in a three-phase mixture with the electrically conductive particles.Preferred Concentration: The concentration of the electrically non-conductive particles within the slurry is not greater than 60 (preferably 20-60) wt.%. The ionic conducting particles in the two-phase mixture are present in an amount of less than 50 wt.%. The electronically conductive particles, the ionic conducting particles and the mixed conducting particles are present within the mixture at 5-50 vol.%, 5-45 vol.%, and 5-90 vol.%, respectively.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Material: The electrically conductive particles are made of metal. The electronically conductive particles are formed from silver, lead, platinum, palladium, or silver.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - METALLURGY - Preferred Material: The electrically conductive particles maybe made of metal alloy.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Material: The solvent is water, alcohol, isopropanol, or toluene.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Material: The electrically conductive particles are made of metal. The electronically conductive particles are formed from silver, lead, platinum, palladium, or silver.