Enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity and electrochemical performance of A-site deficient (La0.6Sr0.4)1-xFe0.8Ni0.2O3−δ cathode for solid oxide fuel cells

Xiang Wang, Yuxi Zhang, Zhaowen Wang, Haoran Wang, Miao Yu, Ming Chen, Zhibin Yang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this work, (La0.6Sr0.4)0.9Fe0.8Ni0.2O3-δ (LSFN90), a stable, highly ORR-active and cost-efficient perovskite oxide, is developed as cathode materials for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The introduction of A-site deficiency results in the crystal expansion of the cubic perovskite phase and an increase in oxygen vacancy concentration at operating temperature. The LSFN90 cathode displays good oxygen reduction reaction activity and low polarization resistance values. The A-site deficiency facilitates the diffusion of oxygen ions in the electrode and accelerates the surface oxygen exchange reaction. LSFN90 is used as cathode materials for SOFC to prepare anode-supported single cells, achieving maximum power densities of 1.51, 1.27, 0.95 and 0.63 W cm−2 under wet hydrogen (3%H2O–97%H2) atmosphere at 850, 800, 750 and 700 °C, respectively. The introduction of A-site deficiency can greatly enhance the oxygen reduction reaction activity and electrochemical performance of the cathode, demonstrating that LSFN90 has significant potential as a cathode material for practical applications in solid oxide fuel cells.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCeramics International
Volume49
Issue number19
Pages (from-to)31569-31575
Number of pages7
ISSN0272-8842
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
  • A-site deficiency
  • Cathode
  • Distribution of relaxation times (DRT)

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