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Nanofiber-structured SSC-GDC composite cathodes for a LSGM electrolyte based IT-SOFCs

  • Liquan Fan
  • , Yuwei Wang
  • , Zheng Jia
  • , Yueping Xiong*
  • , Manuel E. Brito
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Qiqihar University
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of Yamanashi

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Abstract

Nanofiber-structured Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-δ-Gd0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (SSC-GDC) composite cathodes prepared by infiltration of Gd0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (GDC) precursor solution into a porous Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-δ (SSC) nanofiber scaffold are investigated. The SSC-GDC composite cathode with the optimum infiltration load of GDC achieves interfacial polarization resistances of 1.609, 0.595, 0.209, 0.081 and 0.038 Ω cm2 at 600, 650, 700, 750 and 800 °C, respectively. These polarization resistances are lower than those reported for comparable materials. Stable performance of the cathode is confirmed by testing at a constant current of 0.2 A/cm2 for up to 100 h. Furthermore, the peak power density of a cell using the nanofiber-structured SSC-GDC cathode in combination with a 650-μm-thick La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ electrolyte is found to be 0.134 W/cm2 at 800 °C. All of these results make of the nanofiber-structured SSC-GDC composite cathodes a potential high-performance component for use in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6583-6588
Number of pages6
JournalCeramics International
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Composite cathode
  • Nanofiber
  • SOFC
  • SSC-GDC

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