skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Copper-substituted perovskite compositions for solid oxide fuel cell cathodes and oxygen reduction electrodes in other electrochemical devices

Patent ·
OSTI ID:993075

The present invention provides novel compositions that find advantageous use in making electrodes for electrochemical cells. Also provided are electrochemical devices that include active oxygen reduction electrodes, such as solid oxide fuel cells, sensors, pumps and the like. The compositions comprises a copper-substituted ferrite perovskite material. The invention also provides novel methods for making and using the electrode compositions and solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cell assemblies having cathodes comprising the compositions.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
7,758,992
Application Number:
10/714,180
OSTI ID:
993075
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (15)

Sintering and Property Characterization of Strontium-Doped Lanthanum Chromite journal January 1999
Nano Sized Ceria Solid Solutions for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells journal January 1999
Cathodic Polarization Phenomena of Perovskite Oxide Electrodes with Stabilized Zirconia journal January 1987
Optimized Lanthanum Ferrite-Based Cathodes for Anode-Supported SOFCs journal January 2002
La(Sr)FeO 3 SOFC Cathodes with Marginal Copper Doping journal August 2004
Gadolinia-doped ceria and yttria stabilized zirconia interfaces: regarding their application for SOFC technology journal December 2000
Development of Fabrication Techniques and Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells journal January 2001
Chemical Interactions between La-Sr-Mn-Fe-O-Based Perovskites and Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia journal April 1997
Reactions between a zirconia-based electrolyte and LaCoO3-based electrode materials journal November 1997
Interfacial reactions associated with ceramic ion transport membranes journal January 1995
Copper doped lanthanum strontium ferrite for reduced temperature solid oxide fuel cells journal November 2004
Enhanced low temperature sintering of (Sr, Cu)-doped lanthanum ferrite SOFC cathodes journal November 2004
Evaluation of Potential Cathode Materials for SOFC Operation Between 500–800°C journal January 2001
Interaction between La(Sr)FeO3 SOFC cathode and YSZ electrolyte journal July 2003
Glycine-nitrate combustion synthesis of oxide ceramic powders journal September 1990