A highly efficient and durable air electrode for intermediate-temperature reversible solid oxide cells

Zhang, Weilin; Zhou, Yucun; Liu, Enzuo; Ding, Yong; Luo, Zheyu; Li, Tongtong; Kane, Nicholas; Zhao, Bote; Niu, Yinghua; Liu, Ying; Liu, Meilin

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120631

Title: A highly efficient and durable air electrode for intermediate-temperature reversible solid oxide cells

Journal Article · 14 August 2021 · Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120631 · OSTI ID:1976835

Zhang, Weilin ^[1]; Zhou, Yucun ^[2]; Liu, Enzuo ^[3]; Ding, Yong ^[2]; Luo, Zheyu ^[2]; Li, Tongtong ^[2];

^[2]; Zhao, Bote ^[2]; Niu, Yinghua ^[2]; Liu, Ying ^[4]; Liu, Meilin ^[2]

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); OSTI
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Tianjin Univ. (China)
Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX (United States)

Solid oxide cells (SOCs) are considered the most efficient system for reversible conversion between chemical and electrical energy, thus having potential to be an attractive technology for a sustainable energy future. To achieve high round-trip efficiency, highly efficient and durable air electrode materials are needed to minimize energy loss associated with oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here we report a bi-functional air electrode material, PrBa_0.9Co_1.96Nb_0.04O_5+δ, demonstrating outstanding electrochemical performance (e.g., achieving peak power densities of over 1.5 and 1 W cm^–2, respectively, for Gd_0.1Ce_0.9O_1.95 and BaZr_0.1Ce_0.7Y_0.1Yb_0.1O_3-δbased fuel cells at 600 °C) while maintaining excellent stability (e.g., having a degradation rate of 40 mV per 1,000 h for H₂O electrolysis cells). Finally, the excellent property of the new electrode is attributed to the improved stability from Nb doping and the enhanced electrocatalytic activity from tuning Ba deficiency, as confirmed by experimental results and computational analysis.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008439

OSTI ID:: 1976835

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, Journal Name: Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental Journal Issue: C Vol. 299; ISSN 0926-3373

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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