Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode
Abstract
The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) anode degradation due to different types of siloxane contamination is investigated. A cyclic structure siloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), and a linear structure siloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4), are mixed with H 2 +N 2 as the fuel for SOFCs at 750°C. The electrochemical characterization results after stability experiments suggest that the SOFC contaminated with cyclic siloxane, D4, had higher degradation. Pure YSZ pellets with different surface hydroxylation extents were also tested to investigate the D4/L4 adsorption and deposition process. Postmortem SEM/WDS, XRD and Raman analysis all indicate that cyclic siloxane has more deposition than linear siloxane on the anode. Further analysis demonstrates that high adsorption and low desorption rates of cyclic siloxane on YSZ are linked to the degradation. Besides the silicon deposition, SiC and amorphous carbon deposition were also observed from the XRD and Raman analysis.
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- Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1826971
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- OSTI ID: 1863585
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- EE0007721
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Frontiers in Energy Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Frontiers in Energy Research Journal Volume: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2296-598X
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- Frontiers Media SA
- Country of Publication:
- Switzerland
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); siloxane; biogas; degradation; D4; L4; carbon deposition
Citation Formats
Tian, Jiashen, and Milcarek, Ryan J. Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode. Switzerland: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771.
Tian, Jiashen, & Milcarek, Ryan J. Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771
Tian, Jiashen, and Milcarek, Ryan J. Fri .
"Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771.
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title = {Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode},
author = {Tian, Jiashen and Milcarek, Ryan J.},
abstractNote = {The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) anode degradation due to different types of siloxane contamination is investigated. A cyclic structure siloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), and a linear structure siloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4), are mixed with H 2 +N 2 as the fuel for SOFCs at 750°C. The electrochemical characterization results after stability experiments suggest that the SOFC contaminated with cyclic siloxane, D4, had higher degradation. Pure YSZ pellets with different surface hydroxylation extents were also tested to investigate the D4/L4 adsorption and deposition process. Postmortem SEM/WDS, XRD and Raman analysis all indicate that cyclic siloxane has more deposition than linear siloxane on the anode. Further analysis demonstrates that high adsorption and low desorption rates of cyclic siloxane on YSZ are linked to the degradation. Besides the silicon deposition, SiC and amorphous carbon deposition were also observed from the XRD and Raman analysis.},
doi = {10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771},
journal = {Frontiers in Energy Research},
number = ,
volume = 9,
place = {Switzerland},
year = {2021},
month = {10}
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771
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