Performance degradation shortens the life of solid oxide fuel cells in practical applications.Revealing the degradation mechanism is crucial for the continuous improvement of cell durability.In this work,the effects o...Performance degradation shortens the life of solid oxide fuel cells in practical applications.Revealing the degradation mechanism is crucial for the continuous improvement of cell durability.In this work,the effects of cell operating conditions on the terminal voltage and anode microstructure of a Ni-yttria-stabilized zirconia anode-supported single cell were investigated.The microstructure of the anode active area near the electrolyte was characterized by laser optical microscopy and focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy.Ni depletion at the anode/electrolyte interface region was observed after 100 h discharge tests.In addition,the long-term stability of the single cell was evaluated at 700℃for 3000 h.After an initial decline,the anode-supported single cell exhibits good durability with a voltage decay rate of 0.72%/kh and an electrode polarization resistance decay rate of 0.17%/kh.The main performance loss of the cell originates from the initial degradation.展开更多
A new group of cobalt-free perovskite oxides,Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3-δ)(BLFC,x=0.05-0.15),was designed,characterized and applied as oxygen permeation membranes.It was found that BLFC oxides with Cu dop...A new group of cobalt-free perovskite oxides,Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3-δ)(BLFC,x=0.05-0.15),was designed,characterized and applied as oxygen permeation membranes.It was found that BLFC oxides with Cu doping range of 0.075-0.15 maintain cubic perovskite phase in a wide range of temperatures.More Cu introduced at the B-site results in a gradual increase of the electrical conductivity,which is attributed to the denser overlapping of electron clouds of CueO bonds.With increasing Cu content,the oxygen vacancy concentration increases and the oxygen ion migration energy decreases,leading to the highest oxygen permeation flux of 1.59 mL cm^(-2)min^(-1)recorded for Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(0.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(3-δ)1mm thick membrane at 950℃.However,the oxygen permeability decreases with further Cu doping,which may be correspond to a presence of defect association.Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(0.9)Cu_(0.10)O_(3-δ)membrane with 0.7mm thickness delivers stable oxygen permeation flux of 1.57 mL cm^(-2)min^(-1)for 200 h at 900℃.All of the obtained results indicate that the developed BLFC with optimized Cu content(i.e.x=0.1)is a very promising material for usage in oxygen separation applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB1502202)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-GF-20-09B).
文摘Performance degradation shortens the life of solid oxide fuel cells in practical applications.Revealing the degradation mechanism is crucial for the continuous improvement of cell durability.In this work,the effects of cell operating conditions on the terminal voltage and anode microstructure of a Ni-yttria-stabilized zirconia anode-supported single cell were investigated.The microstructure of the anode active area near the electrolyte was characterized by laser optical microscopy and focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy.Ni depletion at the anode/electrolyte interface region was observed after 100 h discharge tests.In addition,the long-term stability of the single cell was evaluated at 700℃for 3000 h.After an initial decline,the anode-supported single cell exhibits good durability with a voltage decay rate of 0.72%/kh and an electrode polarization resistance decay rate of 0.17%/kh.The main performance loss of the cell originates from the initial degradation.
基金This word is financially supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(U1637202,21805006)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M600041)+2 种基金National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFB0905600)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-TP-16-033A1)Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities(B14003).
文摘A new group of cobalt-free perovskite oxides,Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3-δ)(BLFC,x=0.05-0.15),was designed,characterized and applied as oxygen permeation membranes.It was found that BLFC oxides with Cu doping range of 0.075-0.15 maintain cubic perovskite phase in a wide range of temperatures.More Cu introduced at the B-site results in a gradual increase of the electrical conductivity,which is attributed to the denser overlapping of electron clouds of CueO bonds.With increasing Cu content,the oxygen vacancy concentration increases and the oxygen ion migration energy decreases,leading to the highest oxygen permeation flux of 1.59 mL cm^(-2)min^(-1)recorded for Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(0.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(3-δ)1mm thick membrane at 950℃.However,the oxygen permeability decreases with further Cu doping,which may be correspond to a presence of defect association.Ba_(0.975)La_(0.025)Fe_(0.9)Cu_(0.10)O_(3-δ)membrane with 0.7mm thickness delivers stable oxygen permeation flux of 1.57 mL cm^(-2)min^(-1)for 200 h at 900℃.All of the obtained results indicate that the developed BLFC with optimized Cu content(i.e.x=0.1)is a very promising material for usage in oxygen separation applications.
