Abstract
In this paper a phosphorus doped perovskite, SrCo0.85Fe 0.1P0.05O3-δ (SCFP), is evaluated as a cathode material for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. It is observed that the phosphorus dopant can prevent the Sr-Co-Fe-O system from oxygen vacancy ordering and stabilise the crystallite structure of the oxide in the 3C perovskite phase at high temperature as proved by XRD, TGA, O 2-TPD and electrical conductivity characterization. SCFP shows excellent chemical compatibility with Sm0.2Ce0.8O 1.9 (SDC) electrolyte even at 1200 °C. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity is investigated on a dense SDC pellet in a symmetrical cell configuration, and the area specific resistance (ASRs) of SCFP is as low as 0.097 Ω cm2 at 589 °C, which is comparable to the performance of the benchmark cathode BSCF. The stabilised structure for SCFP also improves the stability of the ORR activity at high temperature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13632-13639 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Nov 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |