Investigating the degradation mechanism of the solid oxide fuel cell nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia anode under siloxane contamination

Tian, Jiashen; Milcarek, Ryan J.

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229122

Title: Investigating the degradation mechanism of the solid oxide fuel cell nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia anode under siloxane contamination

Journal Article · Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Journal of Power Sources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229122· OSTI ID:1863580

Tian, Jiashen ^[1];

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Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

In order to investigate the solid oxide fuel cell nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) anode degradation mechanism due to poisoning by Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), four different experiments utilizing H₂+H₂O, H₂+H₂O+D4, H₂+D4 and H₂+CO+D4 as fuels at 750 °C are conducted in this study. The electrochemical characterization and morphology results are analyzed and compared for anode degradation phenomenon. The results contradict the previously proposed degradation mechanism as the experimental results show that water can inhibit the silicon deposition and anode degradation. Based on the experimental results in this study and previous studies about siloxane deposition on metal oxides, a new anode degradation mechanism is proposed. Here, the proposed degradation mechanism for siloxane is due to siloxane adsorption resulting in silicon deposition and carbon deposition after siloxane decomposition.

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Research Organization:: Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007721

OSTI ID:: 1863580

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2009019

Journal Information:: Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 480; ISSN 0378-7753

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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