An In Situ Formed, Dual-Phase Cathode with a Highly Active Catalyst Coating for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

Chen, Yu; Yoo, Seonyoung; Pei, Kai; Chen, Dongchang; Zhang, Lei; deGlee, Ben; Murphy, Ryan; Zhao, Bote; Zhang, Yanxiang; Chen, Yan; Liu, Meilin

doi:10.1002/adfm.201704907

Title: An In Situ Formed, Dual-Phase Cathode with a Highly Active Catalyst Coating for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

Journal Article · Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201704907· OSTI ID:1537346

^[1]; Yoo, Seonyoung ^[1]; Pei, Kai ^[1]; Chen, Dongchang ^[1]; Zhang, Lei ^[1]; deGlee, Ben ^[1]; Murphy, Ryan ^[1]; Zhao, Bote ^[1]; Zhang, Yanxiang ^[2]; Chen, Yan ^[3];

^[1]

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou (China)

Abstract Composite cathodes of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are normally fabricated by mechanical mixing of electronic‐ and ionic‐conducting phases. Here, a dual‐phase SOFC cathode, composed of perovskite PrNi _0.5 Mn _0.5 O ₃ (PNM) and exsoluted fluorite PrO _x particles, produced in situ through a glycine–nitrate solution combustion process, is reported. When applied as the cathode for a BaZr _0.1 Ce _0.7 Y _0.1 Yb _0.1 O ₃ ‐based protonic ceramic fuel cell, the hybrid cathode displays excellent electrocatalytic activity (area‐specific resistance of 0.052 Ω cm ² at 700 °C) and remarkable long‐term stability when operated at a cell voltage of 0.7 V for ≈500 h using H ₂ as fuel and ambient air as oxidant. The excellent performance is attributed to the proton‐conducting BaPrO ₃ ‐based coating and high‐concentration oxygen vacancies of a Ba‐doped PNM surface coating, produced by the reaction between the cathode and Ba from the electrolyte (via evaporation or diffusion), as confirmed by detailed X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory‐based calculations.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0009652; FE0026106; AC02-05CH11231; FC FE0026106; FC‐FE0009652; DE‐AC02‐05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1537346

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1411264

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 5; ISSN 1616-301X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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