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Recent progress in anode materials for soud oxide fuel cells

Q. Li*, V. Thangadurai

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Abstract

In this paper, we report our recent progress in the development of anode materials for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). Mo-doped Ce1-xMoxO2+δ (x = 0.05, 0.07, 0.1, 0.13) (CMO), Mo + RE-co-doped Ce0.9-xRExMo 0.1O2.1-0.5x (x = 0.2, 0.3) (RE = Y, Sm, Gd) (CRMO) and Nd2WO6-type Sm2-xAxM 1-yByO6-δ (A = Ca, Sr; M = Mo, W; B = Ce, Ni) have been investigated in our laboratory. For CMO and CRMO, the formation of fluorite-like structure was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and the change in the lattice constant was found to be consistent with the Shannon ionic radius trend. CRMO samples treated under dry H2 at elevated temperatures were found to retain the original fluorite structure while CMO showed presence of Mo in the PXRD. Sm2-xAxMoO 6-δ (A = Ca, Sr) after heating under 97% H2 +3% H2O up to 850 °C changed from Nd2WO6-type structure into Sm2MoO5 due to the reduction of Mo VI that was confirmed by PXRD. For CRMO and SMO, the electrical conductivity was determined using 2-probe AC and DC methods and 4-probe DC method in wet H2. The total electrical conductivity obtained from these two different techniques was found to be very close within the experimental error over the investigated temperature range. Among the CRMO samples studied, Ce0.7Sm0.2Mo0.1O2 exhibits the highest total conductivity of 7.8 × 10-2 Scm -1 at 450°C in wet H2 which is comparable to that of perovskite-type La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.5Mn 0.5O3-δ. Nd2WO6-type Sm 1.9Ca0.1MoO6-δ exhibits appreciable conductivity of 8.2 × 10-2 Scm-1 at 550°C in wet H2 with activation energy of 0.08 eV and it appears to be chemically stable against the reaction with YSZ electrolyte at 800 °C for 24 h in 97% H2 +3% H2O.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectrode Processes Relevant to Fuel Cell Technology
PublisherElectrochemical Society, Inc.
Pages213-220
Number of pages8
Edition23
ISBN (Electronic)9781566778497
ISBN (Print)9781607681991
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number23
Volume28
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

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