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- Title
A Zn-Doped Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ Perovskite Cathode with Enhanced ORR Catalytic Activity for SOFCs.
- Authors
Zeng, Qiannan; Zhang, Xiaozhen; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Dandan; Jiang, Yuhua; Zhou, Xiaojian; Lin, Bin
- Abstract
The insufficient oxygen reduction reaction activity of cathode materials is one of the main obstacles to decreasing the operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Here, we report a Zn-doped perovskite oxide Ba0.5Sr0.5(Co0.8Fe0.2)0.96Zn0.04O3-δ (BSCFZ) as the SOFC cathode, which exhibits much higher electrocatalytical activity than Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ (BSCF) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The BSCFZ cathode exhibited a polarization resistance of only 0.23 and 0.03 Ω·cm2 on a symmetrical cell at 600 and 750 °C, respectively. The corresponding maximum power density of 0.58 W·cm−2 was obtained in the yittria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)-based anode-supported single cell at 750 °C, an increase by 35% in comparison to the BSCF cathode. The enhanced performance can be attributed to a better balance of oxygen vacancies, surface electron transfer and ionic mobility as promoted by the low valence Zn2+ doping. This work proves that Zn-doping is a highly effective strategy to further enhance the ORR electrocatalytic activity of state-of-the-art Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ cathode material for intermediate temperature SOFCs.
- Subjects
ZINC catalysts; SOLID oxide fuel cells; CATALYTIC activity; CATHODES; ANODES; IONIC mobility; PEROVSKITE; OXYGEN reduction
- Publication
Catalysts (2073-4344), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 2, p235
- ISSN
2073-4344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/catal10020235