To lower the operation temperature and increase the durability of solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs), increasing attentions have been paid on developing cathode materials with good oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)activity at...To lower the operation temperature and increase the durability of solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs), increasing attentions have been paid on developing cathode materials with good oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)activity at intermediate-temperature(IT, 500-750 ℃) range. However, most cathode materials exhibit poor catalytic activity, or they thermally mismatch with SOFC electrolytes and undergo severe degeneration. Infiltrating catalysts on existing backbone materials has been proved to be an efficient method to construct highly active and durable cathodes. In this mini-review, the advantages of infiltration-based cathode compared with new material-based cathodes are summarized. The merits and drawbacks of different backbones are illustrated. Different types of catalysts for infiltration are depicted in detail. Suggestions on the material/structure optimization of the infiltrated cathodes of IT-SOFC are provided.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science foundation of China (No.51972043)Foundation of Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Hu Zhou) of UESTC,China (Nos.U03210010 and U03210028)+1 种基金the Sichuan-Hong Kong Collaborative Research Fund (No.2021YFH0184)the Application Fundamental Research Project of Sichuan Province (No.2019YJ0169) the New Scholar Fund of UESTC。
文摘To lower the operation temperature and increase the durability of solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs), increasing attentions have been paid on developing cathode materials with good oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)activity at intermediate-temperature(IT, 500-750 ℃) range. However, most cathode materials exhibit poor catalytic activity, or they thermally mismatch with SOFC electrolytes and undergo severe degeneration. Infiltrating catalysts on existing backbone materials has been proved to be an efficient method to construct highly active and durable cathodes. In this mini-review, the advantages of infiltration-based cathode compared with new material-based cathodes are summarized. The merits and drawbacks of different backbones are illustrated. Different types of catalysts for infiltration are depicted in detail. Suggestions on the material/structure optimization of the infiltrated cathodes of IT-SOFC are provided.
