Improving intermediate temperature performance of Ni-YSZ cermet anodes for solid oxide fuel cells by liquid infiltration of nickel nanoparticles

Lu, Yanchen; Gasper, Paul; Pal, Uday B.; Gopalan, Srikanth; Basu, Soumendra N.

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.027

Improving intermediate temperature performance of Ni-YSZ cermet anodes for solid oxide fuel cells by liquid infiltration of nickel nanoparticles

Journal Article · Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Power Sources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.027· OSTI ID:1833268

Lu, Yanchen ^[1]; Gasper, Paul ^[2]; Pal, Uday B. ^[2]; Gopalan, Srikanth ^[2]; ^[2]

Boston Univ., MA (United States); Boston University
Boston Univ., MA (United States)

Liquid infiltration of NiO followed by reduction to form Ni nanoparticle catalysts in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) can produce a high density of electrochemical reaction sites. In recent years, electrode architectures utilizing porous oxide substrates with ionic conductivity or mixed ionic-electronic conductivity and connected networks of nickel produced by liquid infiltration have become a popular approach to improve SOFC anode catalytic performance, especially for operating temperatures less than 800°C. However, infiltrated nickel structures suffer from poor durability, demonstrating significant loss in performance during the first 100 hours of use. In contrast, traditional Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) cermet SOFC anodes exhibit long-term performance stability. However, Ni-YSZ cermet anodes have micron sized structures, and consequently have a significantly lower density of electrochemical reaction site density than infiltrated nickel structures, which have dimensions of around 100 nm. In this study, the performance impact of liquid phase infiltration of nickel nanoparticles into Ni-YSZ cermet anode supported SOFCs is studied by measuring the electrochemical behavior of infiltrated cells at 800°C, 700°C, and 600°C, and comparing them to the performance of an uninfiltrated cell. Durability of the nanoparticles after electrochemical testing is also assessed using a method for quantifying particle statistics from fracture cross sections.

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Research Organization:: Boston Univ., MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026096

OSTI ID:: 1833268

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1538542
OSTI ID: 1495303

Journal Information:: Journal of Power Sources, Journal Name: Journal of Power Sources Vol. 396; ISSN 0378-7753

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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