Interconnects presentmajor technical challenges in the commercialization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) with high performance and durability. To mitigate surface oxidation (chromia growth) and chromium evaporation under high- temperature oxidizing conditions, metallic interconnects should be coated with conductive metal oxides. In this study, we report a protective coating based on perovskite- type LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 (LNF) fabricated by a facile electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process. LNF powders with a narrow size distribution are synthesized by using the Pechini method. EPD parameters, including solid content in a suspension, deposition time, and applied voltage, are adjusted to control the microstructure, morphology, and thickness of the LNF coating. An LNF coating of similar to 7.7 mu m thickness is fabricated on an SOFC interconnect via EPD under optimized conditions. The electrophoretically deposited LNF layer serves as an effective protective coating for SOFC interconnects, showing a low resistance (similar to 4.2 m Omega cm(2)) as well as high stability during long- term operation at 800 degrees C. (C) 2016 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.