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Title: The Electrochemical Properties of Sr(Ti,Fe)O 3-δ for Anodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1271704jes· OSTI ID:1426161
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  1. Federal Inst. of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland). Dept. of Materials
  2. Vienna Univ. of Technology (Austria). Inst. of Chemical Technologies and Analytics
  3. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  4. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina). Centro Atomico Bariloche (CAB), Dept. Caracterizacion de Materiales

Reduction-stable mixed ionic and electronic conductors such as Sr(Ti,Fe)O3-δ (STF) are promising materials for application in anodes of solid oxide fuel cells. The defect chemistry of STF and its properties as solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathode have been studied thoroughly, while mechanistic investigations of its electrochemical properties as SOFC anode material are still scarce. In this study, thin film model electrodes of STF with 30% and 70% Fe content were investigated in H2+H2O atmosphere by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Lithographically patterned thin film Pt current collectors were applied on top or beneath the STF thin films to compensate for the low electronic conductivity under reducing conditions. Oxygen exchange resistances, electronic and ionic conductivities and chemical capacitances were quantified and discussed in a defect chemical model. Increasing Fe content increases the electro-catalytic activity of the STF surface as well as the electronic and ionic conductivity. Current collectors on top also increase the electrochemical activity due to a highly active Pt-atmosphere-STF triple phase boundary. Furthermore, the electrochemical activity depends decisively on the H2:H2O mixing ratio and the polarization. Lastly, Fe0 nanoparticles may evolve on the surface in hydrogen rich atmospheres and increase the hydrogen adsorption rate.

Research Organization:
Krell Institute, Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002135
OSTI ID:
1426161
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 164, Issue 4; ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 31 works
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