Ceria-carbonate composite for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell: Sintering aid and composite effect |
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| Authors: | Mingming Chen Hongjuan Zhang Liangdong Fan Chengyang Wang Bin Zhu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China;2. Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China;3. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, PR China;4. Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | In this study, the effect of carbonate content on microstructure, relative density, ionic conductivity and fuel cell performance of Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9-(Li/Na)2CO3 (SDC-carbonate, abbr. SCC) composites is systematically investigated. With the addition of carbonate, the nano-particles of ceria are well preserved after heat-treatment. The relative densities of SCC pellets increase as the carbonate content increases or sintering temperature rises. Especially, the relative density of SCC2 sintered at 900 °C is higher than that of pure SDC sintered at 1350 °C. Both the AC conductivity and DC oxygen ionic conductivity are visibly improved compared with the single phase SDC electrolyte. Among the composites, SDC-20 wt% (Li/Na)2CO3 (SCC20) presents high dispersion, relative small particle size, and the dense microstructure. The optimized microstructure brings the best ionic conductivity and fuel cell performance. It is hoped that the results can contribute the understanding of the role of carbonate in the composite materials and highlight their prospective application. |
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| Keywords: | Low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells Ceria-carbonate Composite electrolyte Sintering aid |
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