Effect of Co doping on the properties of Sr0.8Ce0.2MnO3-δ cathode for intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells

Haitao Gu, Han Chen, Ling Gao, Yifeng Zheng, Xiaofang Zhu, Lucun Guo

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Abstract

The effect of the Co doping on the structure, electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties of Sr0.8Ce0.2MnO3-δ was investigated. The Co doping decreased the sintering temperature by about 100 °C and cubic structure was synthesized for Sr0.8Ce0.2Mn0.8Co0.2O3-δ. The electrical conductivity of Sr0.8Ce0.2Mn0.8Co0.2O3-δ reached 102 S cm-1 at 700 °C, which was sufficient to provide low ohmic losses at the cathode. In comparison with Sr0.8Ce0.2MnO3-δ, the area-specific resistance of Sr0.8Ce0.2Mn0.8Co0.2O3-δ was 0.10 Ω cm2 at 750 °C, which was about 20 times lower than that of Sr0.8Ce0.2MnO3-δ. While the exchange current density i0 of Sr0.8Ce0.2Mn0.8Co0.2O3-δ was 0.49 A cm-2 at 800 °C, that for Sr0.8Ce0.2MnO3-δ was 0.11 A cm-2. The results show that the Sr0.8Ce0.2Mn0.8Co0.2O3-δ cathode had high catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction in the temperature range of 700-800 °C. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4681-4688
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume33
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Keywords

  • Cathode
  • Cathodic polarization
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  • Exchange current density
  • Oxygen reduction reaction
  • Solid-oxide fuel cells

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