Electrochemical properties of LaBaCo2O5+δ-Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 composite cathodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Haitao Gu, Han Chen, Ling Gao, Lucun Guo

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Abstract

The electrochemical properties of LaBaCo2O5+δ-xSm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (LBCO-xSDC, x = 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, wt%) were investigated for the potential application in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). The LBCO-50SDC composite cathode exhibited the best electrochemical performance in the LBCO-xSDC cathodes. With x = 50 wt%, the ASR was 1.308 Ω cm2 at 500 °C (0.267 Ω cm2 at 600 °C and 0.052 Ω cm2 at 700 °C). The maximum of exchange current density i0 was 0.5630 A cm-2 at 700 °C. The improved electrochemical properties of LBCO-50SDC were ascribed to the porous structures of the cathode and more cathode/electrolyte/gas triple phase boundary (TPB) areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7094-7098
Number of pages5
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume54
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Cathodic polarization
  • Composite cathode
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  • Oxygen reduction reaction
  • Solid oxide fuel cells

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