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Zhao S, Ma W, Wang W, Huang Y, Wang J, Wang S, Shu Z, He B, Zhao L. Reverse Atom Capture on Perovskite Surface Enabling Robust and Efficient Cathode for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2405052. [PMID: 38652767 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) hold potential for sustainable energy conversion, yet their widespread application is hindered by the sluggish kinetics and inferior stability of cathode materials. Here, a facile and efficient reverse atom capture technique is developed to manipulate the surface chemistry of PrBa0.5Sr0.5Co1.5Fe0.5O5+ δ (PBSCF) cathode for PCFCs. This method successfully captures segregated Ba and Sr cations on the PBSCF surface using W species, creating a (Ba/Sr)(Co/Fe/W)O3- δ (BSCFW)@PBSCF heterostructure. Benefiting from enhanced kinetics of proton-involved oxygen reduction reaction and strengthened chemical stability, the single cell using the optimized 2W-PBSCF cathode demonstrates an exceptional peak power density of 1.32 W cm-2 at 650 °C and maintains durable performance for 240 h. Theoretical calculations unveil that the BSCFW perovskite delivers lower oxygen vacancy formation energy, hydration energy, and proton transfer energy compared to the PBSCF perovskite. This protocol offers new insights into advanced atom capture techniques for sustainable energy infrastructures.
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- Sunce Zhao
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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Liu LB, Yi C, Mi HC, Zhang SL, Fu XZ, Luo JL, Liu S. Perovskite Oxides Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Intellectual Design Strategies, Properties and Perspectives. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2024; 7:14. [PMID: 38586610 PMCID: PMC10995061 DOI: 10.1007/s41918-023-00209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Developing electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices (e.g., water splitting, regenerative fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries) driven by intermittent renewable energy sources holds a great potential to facilitate global energy transition and alleviate the associated environmental issues. However, the involved kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) severely limits the entire reaction efficiency, thus designing high-performance materials toward efficient OER is of prime significance to remove this obstacle. Among various materials, cost-effective perovskite oxides have drawn particular attention due to their desirable catalytic activity, excellent stability and large reserves. To date, substantial efforts have been dedicated with varying degrees of success to promoting OER on perovskite oxides, which have generated multiple reviews from various perspectives, e.g., electronic structure modulation and heteroatom doping and various applications. Nonetheless, the reviews that comprehensively and systematically focus on the latest intellectual design strategies of perovskite oxides toward efficient OER are quite limited. To bridge the gap, this review thus emphatically concentrates on this very topic with broader coverages, more comparative discussions and deeper insights into the synthetic modulation, doping, surface engineering, structure mutation and hybrids. More specifically, this review elucidates, in details, the underlying causality between the being-tuned physiochemical properties [e.g., electronic structure, metal-oxygen (M-O) bonding configuration, adsorption capacity of oxygenated species and electrical conductivity] of the intellectually designed perovskite oxides and the resulting OER performances, coupled with perspectives and potential challenges on future research. It is our sincere hope for this review to provide the scientific community with more insights for developing advanced perovskite oxides with high OER catalytic efficiency and further stimulate more exciting applications. Graphical Abstract
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- Lin-Bo Liu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634 Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9 Canada
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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Zhao S, Huang L, Huang M, Lin WF, Wu Y. Novel Perovskite Structured Nd 0.5Ba 0.5Co 1/3Ni 1/3Mn 1/3O 3-δ as Highly Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Electrode in Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59512-59523. [PMID: 38100658 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Developing catalytic materials with highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is essential for lower-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and electrolysis cell (SOEC) technologies. In this work, a novel triple perovskite material, Nd0.5Ba0.5Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O3-δ, has been developed and employed as a catalyst for both ORR and OER in SOFC and SOEC operations at relatively lower temperatures, showing a low polarization resistance of 0.327 Ω cm2, high-power output of SOFC up to 773 mW cm-2 at 650 °C, and a high current density of 1.57 A cm-2 from SOEC operation at 1.5 V at 600 °C. The relaxation time distribution reveals that Nd0.5Ba0.5Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O3-δ could maintain a slow polarization process at the relatively low operating temperature, offering a significant antipolarization advantage over other perovskite electrode materials. The Nd0.5Ba0.5Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O3-δ electrode provides a low energy barrier of about 0.36 eV in oxygen ion mobility, which is beneficent for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction processes.
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- Shuang Zhao
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geo Materials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geo Materials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Physics, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, U.K
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geo Materials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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Sadykov V, Pikalova E, Sadovskaya E, Shlyakhtina A, Filonova E, Eremeev N. Design of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Materials for Permselective Membranes and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Based on Their Oxygen and Hydrogen Mobility. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:698. [PMID: 37623759 PMCID: PMC10456803 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Oxygen and hydrogen mobility are among the important characteristics for the operation of solid oxide fuel cells, permselective membranes and many other electrochemical devices. This, along with other characteristics, enables a high-power density in solid oxide fuel cells due to reducing the electrolyte resistance and enabling the electrode processes to not be limited by the electrode-electrolyte-gas phase triple-phase boundary, as well as providing high oxygen or hydrogen permeation fluxes for membranes due to a high ambipolar conductivity. This work focuses on the oxygen and hydrogen diffusion of mixed ionic (oxide ionic or/and protonic)-electronic conducting materials for these devices, and its role in their performance. The main laws of bulk diffusion and surface exchange are highlighted. Isotope exchange techniques allow us to study these processes in detail. Ionic transport properties of conventional and state-of-the-art materials including perovskites, Ruddlesden-Popper phases, fluorites, pyrochlores, composites, etc., are reviewed.
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- Vladislav Sadykov
- Federal Research Center, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (E.S.); (N.E.)
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- Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS, 620137 Yekaterinburg, Russia;
- Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Federal Research Center, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (E.S.); (N.E.)
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- Federal Research Center, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia;
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- Federal Research Center, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (E.S.); (N.E.)
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Filonova E, Pikalova E. Overview of Approaches to Increase the Electrochemical Activity of Conventional Perovskite Air Electrodes. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4967. [PMID: 37512242 PMCID: PMC10381493 DOI: 10.3390/ma16144967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The progressive research trends in the development of low-cost, commercially competitive solid oxide fuel cells with reduced operating temperatures are closely linked to the search for new functional materials as well as technologies to improve the properties of established materials traditionally used in high-temperature devices. Significant efforts are being made to improve air electrodes, which significantly contribute to the degradation of cell performance due to low oxygen reduction reaction kinetics at reduced temperatures. The present review summarizes the basic information on the methods to improve the electrochemical performance of conventional air electrodes with perovskite structure, such as lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM) and lanthanum strontium cobaltite ferrite (LSCF), to make them suitable for application in second generation electrochemical cells operating at medium and low temperatures. In addition, the information presented in this review may serve as a background for further implementation of developed electrode modification technologies involving novel, recently investigated electrode materials.
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- Elena Filonova
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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- Laboratory of Kinetics, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia;
- Department of Environmental Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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Bare ZJL, Morelock RJ, Musgrave CB. Dataset of theoretical multinary perovskite oxides. Sci Data 2023; 10:244. [PMID: 37117319 PMCID: PMC10147628 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02127-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Perovskite oxides (ternary chemical formula ABO3) are a diverse class of materials with applications including heterogeneous catalysis, solid-oxide fuel cells, thermochemical conversion, and oxygen transport membranes. However, their multicomponent (chemical formula [Formula: see text]) chemical space is underexplored due to the immense number of possible compositions. To expand the number of computed [Formula: see text] compounds we report a dataset of 66,516 theoretical multinary oxides, 59,708 of which are perovskites. First, 69,407 [Formula: see text] compositions were generated in the a-b+a- Glazer tilting mode using the computationally-inexpensive Structure Prediction and Diagnostic Software (SPuDS) program. Next, we optimized these structures with density functional theory (DFT) using parameters compatible with the Materials Project (MP) database. Our dataset contains these optimized structures and their formation (ΔHf) and decomposition enthalpies (ΔHd) computed relative to MP tabulated elemental references and competing phases, respectively. This dataset can be mined, used to train machine learning models, and rapidly and systematically expanded by optimizing more SPuDS-generated [Formula: see text] perovskite structures using MP-compatible DFT calculations.
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- Zachary J L Bare
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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Hu S, Li J, Zeng Y, Pu J, Chi B. A mini review of the recent progress of electrode materials for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5926-5941. [PMID: 36786529 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05133h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lowering the operating temperature (450-650 °C) of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) faces the intrinsic challenge of sluggish electrode reaction kinetics in the low temperature (LT) range. To accelerate the electrode reaction rate, many efforts have been put into the optimization of electrode composition and morphology. In this review, we have summarized recent developments of LT-SOFC electrodes, including anode and cathode materials. For anode performance improvement, the internal structure design, fine anode structure, reforming layer addition, and in situ exsolution techniques are introduced and their related functionalities are also explained, respectively. While for the cathode, we focus on the perovskite-type materials because of their superior catalytic performance and relatively good stability. The optimization of perovskite composition, including A site alkali or alkali-earth metal doping and B site variable-valence transition metal doping, is discussed in detail based on their effects on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Besides, nanostructure assembly and 3D morphology design are also recent hotspots for cathode research. Finally, we also propose several research directions in this field, hoping to provide guidelines for future research.
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- Shiming Hu
- Center for Fuel Cell Innovation, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, MOE Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Center for Fuel Cell Innovation, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Center for Fuel Cell Innovation, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Center for Fuel Cell Innovation, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Kalinina EG, Pikalova EY. Formation of a Single- and Two-Layer Solid Electrolyte by Electrophoresis on Anodic Substrates Metalized with Silver or Platinum. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024422120147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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He S, Zhang L, Cai J, Wu X, Sun H, Du T. Synthesis and Evaluation of LaBaCo 2-xMo xO 5+δ Cathode for Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:5858. [PMID: 36079242 PMCID: PMC9456714 DOI: 10.3390/ma15175858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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LaBaCo2-xMoxO5+δ (LBCMx, x = 0-0.08) cathodes synthesized by a sol-gel method were evaluated for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. The limit of the solid solubility of Mo in LBCMx was lower than 0.08. As the content of Mo increased gradually from 0 to 0.06, the thermal expansion coefficient decreased from 20.87 × 10-6 K-1 to 18.47 × 10-6 K-1. The introduction of Mo could increase the conductivity of LBCMx, which varied from 464 S cm-1 to 621 S cm-1 at 800 °C. The polarization resistance of the optimal cathode LBCM0.04 in air at 800 °C was 0.036 Ω cm2, reduced by a factor of 1.67 when compared with the undoped Mo cathode. The corresponding maximum power density of a single cell based on a YSZ electrolyte improved from 165 mW cm-2 to 248 mW cm-2 at 800 °C.
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Pikalova E, Osinkin D, Kalinina E. Direct Electrophoretic Deposition and Characterization of Thin-Film Membranes Based on Doped BaCeO3 and CeO2 for Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12070682. [PMID: 35877883 PMCID: PMC9316799 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12070682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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In this work, a technology was developed for the formation of BaCe0.8Sm0.2O3+1 wt% CuO (BCS-CuO)/Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 (SDC) thin-film electrolyte membranes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) on porous NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrates using direct electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The effect of increasing the zeta potential when modifying the base suspension of a micro-sized SDC-gn powder (glycine–nitrate method) with the addition of a SDC-lec nanopowder (laser evaporation–condensation) was investigated. Dependences of the current strength on the deposition time and the deposited weight on the EPD voltage were obtained, and evolution of the morphology of the coatings during the modification of the SDC-gn suspension and a suspension of BCS-CuO powder was studied. The compatibility of the shrinkage kinetics of the SDC, the BCS-CuO electrolyte coatings and the NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrate was studied during the high-temperature sintering. Dense BCS-CuO/SDC films of different thicknesses were obtained for the first time on porous NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrates and comprehensive microstructural and electrochemical studies were carried out. The developed technology can be applied to the formation of anode-supported SOFCs with thin-film electrolyte membranes.
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- Elena Pikalova
- Laboratory of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia; (E.P.); (D.O.)
- Department of Environmental Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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- Laboratory of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia; (E.P.); (D.O.)
- Department of Environmental Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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- Laboratory of Complex Electrophysic Investigations, Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620016, Russia
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-343-267-87-82
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