Tuning electrochemical and transport processes to achieve extreme performance and efficiency in solid oxide cells

Park, Beom-Kyeong; Scipioni, Roberto; Zhang, Qian; Cox, Dalton; Voorhees, Peter W.; Barnett, Scott A.

doi:10.1039/d0ta04555a

Tuning electrochemical and transport processes to achieve extreme performance and efficiency in solid oxide cells

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta04555a· OSTI ID:2229674

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Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States); Northwestern University
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)

Solid oxide cells (SOCs) have important applications as fuel cells and electrolyzers. The application for storage of renewable electricity is also becoming increasingly relevant; however, it is difficult to meet stringent area-specific resistance (ASR) and long-term stability targets needed to achieve required efficiency and cost. Here we show a new SOC that utilizes a very thin Gd-doped ceria (GDC)/yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) bi-layer electrolyte, Ni–YSZ cell support with enhanced porosity, and electrode surface modification using PrO_x and GDC nanocatalysts to achieve unprecedented low ASR values < 0.1 Ω cm², fuel cell power density ~3 W cm^–2, and electrolysis current density ~4 A cm^–2 at 800 °C. Besides this exceptionally high performance, fuel cell and electrolysis life tests suggest very promising stability in fuel cell and steam electrolysis modes. Furthermore, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis done using a novel impedance subtraction method shows how rate-limiting electrode processes are impacted by the new SOC materials and design.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); Office of Naval Research (ONR); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008079

OSTI ID:: 2229674

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1804024
OSTI ID: 1631887

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 8; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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