A High Functional Cathode Material: Formula for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. A86-A87 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Li ◽  
J. Sun ◽  
X. Sun ◽  
B. Zhu
Author(s):  
Changsheng Ding ◽  
Hongfei Lin ◽  
Kazuhisa Sato ◽  
Toshiyuki Hashida

La0.8Sr0.2Co0.8Fe0.2O3 (LSCF) nanopowders, which are being investigated as a promising cathode material for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), were synthesized by citric acid gel combustion method. The LSCF nanopowders synthesized at 700°C are single perovskite phases and have an average particle size of less than 30 nm. In order to evaluate the use of the synthesized LSCF nanopowders as cathode material of low-temperature SOFCs, anode-supported SOFCs were fabricated from the synthesized LSCF nanopowders and tested in the conditions of humidified hydrogen for anode and oxygen for cathode. The anode-supported single cell with the LSCF cathode sintered at 700°C showed high electrical performance with the maximum power density of 771 mW cm−2 at 600°C. The results show that the synthesized LSCF nanopowders are suitable to be applied as cathode material for low-temperature SOFCs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1210-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Jae Kim ◽  
Taner Akbay ◽  
Junko Matsuda ◽  
Atsushi Takagaki ◽  
Tatsumi Ishihara

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixiao Cai ◽  
Yang Chen ◽  
Muhammad Akbar ◽  
Bin Jin ◽  
Zhengwen Tu ◽  
...  

AbstractSince colossal ionic conductivity was detected in the planar heterostructures consisting of fluorite and perovskite, heterostructures have drawn great research interest as potential electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). However, so far, the practical uses of such promising material have failed to materialize in SOFCs due to the short circuit risk caused by SrTiO3. In this study, a series of fluorite/perovskite heterostructures made of Sm-doped CeO2 and SrTiO3 (SDC–STO) are developed in a new bulk-heterostructure form and evaluated as electrolytes. The prepared cells exhibit a peak power density of 892 mW cm−2 along with open circuit voltage of 1.1 V at 550 °C for the optimal composition of 4SDC–6STO. Further electrical studies reveal a high ionic conductivity of 0.05–0.14 S cm−1 at 450–550 °C, which shows remarkable enhancement compared to that of simplex SDC. Via AC impedance analysis, it has been shown that the small grain-boundary and electrode polarization resistances play the major roles in resulting in the superior performance. Furthermore, a Schottky junction effect is proposed by considering the work functions and electronic affinities to interpret the avoidance of short circuit in the SDC–STO cell. Our findings thus indicate a new insight to design electrolytes for low-temperature SOFCs.


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