Origin for retained activity in Pr2NiO4 while undergoing substantial phase transformation in a long-term solid oxide cell operation

Dogdibegovic, Emir; Wang, Yudong; Wright, Christopher J.; Zhou, Xiao-Dong

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107684

Origin for retained activity in Pr₂NiO₄ while undergoing substantial phase transformation in a long-term solid oxide cell operation

Journal Article · Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107684· OSTI ID:2418117

Dogdibegovic, Emir ^[1]; Wang, Yudong ^[2]; Wright, Christopher J. ^[3]; Zhou, Xiao-Dong ^[2]

Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); OSTI
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA (United States)
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

Pr₂NiO₄ (PNO) is a known active oxygen electrode for solid oxide cells but undergoes phase transformation at high temperatures. An in-situ synchrotron study on PNO electrodes show that phase transformation reaches nearly 100% in a long-term operation. Such significant phase transformation is expected to play a detrimental role on the cell performance. However, PNO retains the activity in an enduring operation. The origin for this dichotomy has remained obscure. Here, the aim of this article is to investigate the origin for retained activity and performance stability in PNO electrode. High-resolution transmission electron microcopy analysis shows the presence of a large number of nanoclusters (~ 5 nm) through the entire electrode bulk, which are localized in the 20–60 nm region. In-situ synchrotron studies show that those nanoclusters are nickelates that account for the retained activity during phase transformation.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA (United States); Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FE0023475; FE0032110

OSTI ID:: 2418117

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1885480

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Issue: PA Vol. 103; ISSN 2211-2855

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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