Zr and Y co-doped perovskite as a stable, high performance cathode for solid oxide fuel cells operating below 500 [degree]C
By Duan, Chuancheng; Hook, David; Chen, Yachao; Tong, Jianhua; O'Hayre, Ryan
Published in Energy Environ. Sci.
2017
Abstract
Zr and Y co-doped perovskite BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3-[small delta] (BCFZY0.1) was recently developed as a promising new cathode for protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs). Here, it is applied for the first time as a cathode for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs). It exhibits large lattice parameters, high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity, exceptional low-temperature performance, long-term stability, and excellent chemical compatability with ceria-based SOFC electrolytes. When BCFZY0.1 is used as the cathode in Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-[small delta] (GDC20)-based SOFCs, it enables a peak power density of 0.97 W cm-2 at 500 [degree]C with 2500 hours stable performance and complete recoverability without any degradation after more than 80 fast thermal ramping cycles. Even at 350 [degree]C, peak power density reaches 0.13 W cm-2. It also shows good H2O and CO2 tolerance.