New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity

Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d (BSCF) + Co3O4 composites with different Co3O4 contents were synthesized, and their properties and performance as cathodes in IT-SOFCs were investigated. The diffraction patterns of the composites were well indexed based on the physical mixture of the BSCF phase and the Co3...

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Main Authors: Chen, D., Huang, C., Ran, R., Park, H., Kwak, C., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5231
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author Chen, D.
Huang, C.
Ran, R.
Park, H.
Kwak, C.
Shao, Zongping
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Huang, C.
Ran, R.
Park, H.
Kwak, C.
Shao, Zongping
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description Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d (BSCF) + Co3O4 composites with different Co3O4 contents were synthesized, and their properties and performance as cathodes in IT-SOFCs were investigated. The diffraction patterns of the composites were well indexed based on the physical mixture of the BSCF phase and the Co3O4 phase. A surprising increase in the total conductivity of the composites was observed even though Co3O4 is a p-type semiconductor with a low conductivity. Electrochemical impedance spectra of symmetric cells indicated that both the area specific resistance and the activation energy were reduced in samples with Co3O4 contents of 5-20 wt.% with minimum values reaching 10 wt.%. A synergistic effect likely occurred between BSCF and Co3O4 that led to the better performance. An anode-supported single cell with 90 wt.% BSCF + 10 wt.% Co3O 4 delivered a promising peak power density of 1150 mW cm - 2 at 600 °C. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-52312017-09-13T14:44:36Z New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity Chen, D. Huang, C. Ran, R. Park, H. Kwak, C. Shao, Zongping Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d (BSCF) + Co3O4 composites with different Co3O4 contents were synthesized, and their properties and performance as cathodes in IT-SOFCs were investigated. The diffraction patterns of the composites were well indexed based on the physical mixture of the BSCF phase and the Co3O4 phase. A surprising increase in the total conductivity of the composites was observed even though Co3O4 is a p-type semiconductor with a low conductivity. Electrochemical impedance spectra of symmetric cells indicated that both the area specific resistance and the activation energy were reduced in samples with Co3O4 contents of 5-20 wt.% with minimum values reaching 10 wt.%. A synergistic effect likely occurred between BSCF and Co3O4 that led to the better performance. An anode-supported single cell with 90 wt.% BSCF + 10 wt.% Co3O 4 delivered a promising peak power density of 1150 mW cm - 2 at 600 °C. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5231 10.1016/j.elecom.2010.12.012 restricted
spellingShingle Chen, D.
Huang, C.
Ran, R.
Park, H.
Kwak, C.
Shao, Zongping
New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title_full New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title_fullStr New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title_full_unstemmed New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title_short New Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-d + Co3O4 composite electrode for IT-SOFCs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
title_sort new ba0.5sr0.5co0.8fe0.2o 3-d + co3o4 composite electrode for it-sofcs with improved electrical conductivity and catalytic activity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5231