Structure calculation and performance research of perovskite-type Ba<sub><italic>x</italic></sub>Sr<sub>1-<italic>x</italic></sub>Co<sub>0.8</sub>Fe<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>3-<italic>δ</italic></sub> oxygen electrode for hydrogen production through high temperature solid oxide electrolyzer cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1010-1016
Author(s):  
Bo YU ◽  
WenQiang ZHANG ◽  
Ping ZHANG ◽  
JingMing XU
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Oxygen Electrode ◽  
Structure Calculation ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Research ◽  
Perovskite Type

scholarly journals Improved stability of reversible solid oxide cells with a nickelate-based oxygen electrode

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1446-1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Laguna-Bercero ◽  
H. Monzón ◽  
A. Larrea ◽  
V. M. Orera
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Oxygen Electrode ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxygen Electrodes ◽  
Improved Stability ◽  
Electrode Interface ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Fuel Cell Operation

Mixed praseodymium, cerium and gadolinium oxides (PCGO) at the electrolyte–oxygen electrode interface enhance the stability and performance of nickelate based oxygen electrodes in high temperature electrolysis and fuel cell operation modes.

Performance and Stability of High Temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOECs) for Hydrogen Production

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 3099-3104 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Yoon ◽  
J.-W. Son ◽  
J.-H. Lee ◽  
B.-K. Kim ◽  
H.-J. Je ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Electrolysis Cells ◽  
Solid Oxide Electrolysis ◽  
Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells

scholarly journals Degradation Issues in Solid Oxide Cells During High Temperature Electrolysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Sohal ◽  
J. E. O’Brien ◽  
C. M. Stoots ◽  
V. I. Sharma ◽  
B. Yildiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Contact Problems ◽  
Oxygen Electrode ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Degradation Mechanisms ◽  
Electrolysis Cells ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells ◽  
High Temperature Electrolysis

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is performing high-temperature electrolysis research to generate hydrogen using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). The project goals are to address the technical and degradation issues associated with the SOECs. This paper provides a summary of various ongoing INL and INL sponsored activities aimed at addressing SOEC degradation. These activities include stack testing, post-test examination, degradation modeling, and a list of issues that need to be addressed in future. Major degradation issues relating to solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are relatively better understood than those for SOECs. Some of the degradation mechanisms in SOFCs include contact problems between adjacent cell components, microstructural deterioration (coarsening) of the porous electrodes, and blocking of the reaction sites within the electrodes. Contact problems include delamination of an electrode from the electrolyte, growth of a poorly (electronically) conducting oxide layer between the metallic interconnect plates and the electrodes, and lack of contact between the interconnect and the electrode. INL’s test results on high temperature electrolysis (HTE) using solid oxide cells do not provide clear evidence of whether different events lead to similar or drastically different electrochemical degradation mechanisms. Post-test examination of the solid oxide electrolysis cells showed that the hydrogen electrode and interconnect get partially oxidized and become nonconductive. This is most likely caused by the hydrogen stream composition and flow rate during cool down. The oxygen electrode side of the stacks seemed to be responsible for the observed degradation due to large areas of electrode delamination. Based on the oxygen electrode appearance, the degradation of these stacks was largely controlled by the oxygen electrode delamination rate. Virkar and co-workers have developed a SOEC model based on concepts in local thermodynamic equilibrium in systems otherwise in global thermodynamic nonequilibrium. This model is under continued development. It shows that electronic conduction through the electrolyte, however small, must be taken into account for determining local oxygen chemical potential, within the electrolyte. The chemical potential within the electrolyte may lie out of bounds in relation to values at the electrodes in the electrolyzer mode. Under certain conditions, high pressures can develop in the electrolyte just under the oxygen electrode (anode)/electrolyte interface, leading to electrode delamination. This theory is being further refined and tested by introducing some electronic conduction in the electrolyte.

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