A comparative analysis of perovskite structured cathode materials, La0.65Sr0.35Mn03 （LSM）, La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 （LSC）, La0.6Sr0.4FeO3 （LSF） and La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.803 （LSCF）, was performed for a ceramic-carbonate na...A comparative analysis of perovskite structured cathode materials, La0.65Sr0.35Mn03 （LSM）, La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 （LSC）, La0.6Sr0.4FeO3 （LSF） and La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.803 （LSCF）, was performed for a ceramic-carbonate nanocomposite fuel cell using composite electrolyte consisting of Gd0.1Ce0.9O1.95 （GDC） and a eutectic mixture of Na2CO3 and Li2CO3. The compatibility of these nanocomposite electrode powder materials was investigated under air, CO2 and air/CO2 atmospheres at 550 ℃. Microscopy measurements together with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS） elementary analysis revealed few spots with higher counts of manganese relative to lanthanum and strontium under pure CO2 atmosphere. Furthermore, electrochemical impedance （EIS） analysis showed that LSC had the lowest resistance to oxygen reduction reaction （ORR） （14.12 Ω·cm^2） followed by LSF （15.23 Ω·cm^2）, LSCF （19.38Ω·cm^2） and LSM （ 〉 300 Ω·cm^2）. In addition, low frequency EIS measurements （down to 50 gHz） revealed two additional semi-circles at frequencies around 1 Hz. These semicircles can yield additional information about electrochemical reactions in the device. Finally, a fuel cell was fabricated using GDC/NLC nanocomposite electrolyte and its composite with NiO and LSCF as anode and cathode, respectively. The cell produced an excellent power density of 1.06 W/cm^2 at 550 ℃ under fuel cell conditions.展开更多
文摘A comparative analysis of perovskite structured cathode materials, La0.65Sr0.35Mn03 （LSM）, La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 （LSC）, La0.6Sr0.4FeO3 （LSF） and La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.803 （LSCF）, was performed for a ceramic-carbonate nanocomposite fuel cell using composite electrolyte consisting of Gd0.1Ce0.9O1.95 （GDC） and a eutectic mixture of Na2CO3 and Li2CO3. The compatibility of these nanocomposite electrode powder materials was investigated under air, CO2 and air/CO2 atmospheres at 550 ℃. Microscopy measurements together with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS） elementary analysis revealed few spots with higher counts of manganese relative to lanthanum and strontium under pure CO2 atmosphere. Furthermore, electrochemical impedance （EIS） analysis showed that LSC had the lowest resistance to oxygen reduction reaction （ORR） （14.12 Ω·cm^2） followed by LSF （15.23 Ω·cm^2）, LSCF （19.38Ω·cm^2） and LSM （ 〉 300 Ω·cm^2）. In addition, low frequency EIS measurements （down to 50 gHz） revealed two additional semi-circles at frequencies around 1 Hz. These semicircles can yield additional information about electrochemical reactions in the device. Finally, a fuel cell was fabricated using GDC/NLC nanocomposite electrolyte and its composite with NiO and LSCF as anode and cathode, respectively. The cell produced an excellent power density of 1.06 W/cm^2 at 550 ℃ under fuel cell conditions.
