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《能源前沿(英文)》 doi: 10.1007/s11708-024-0959-z

Performance-enhanced direct ammonia protonic ceramic fuel cells using CeO-supported Ni and Ru catalyst layer

收稿日期: 2024-04-22 录用日期: 2024-09-11 发布日期: 2024-09-11

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摘要

Ammonia is an exceptional fuel for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), because of the high content of hydrogen and the advantages of carbon neutrality. However, the challenge lies in its unsatisfactory performance at intermediate temperatures (500‒600 °C), impeding its advancement. An electrolyte-supported proton-ceramic fuel cell (PCFC) was fabricated employing BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.2O3–δ (BZCY) as the electrolyte and Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3–δ (BSCF) as the cathode. In this study, the performance of PCFC using NH3 as fuel within an operating temperature range of 500‒700 °C was improved by adding an M(Ni,Ru)/CeO2 catalyst layer to reconstruct the anode surface. The electrochemical performance of direct ammonia PCFC (DA-PCFC) were improved to different extents. Compared to H2 as fuel, the degradation ratio of peak power densities (PPDs) of Ni/CeO2-loaded PCFC fueled with NH3 decreased at 700‒500 °C, with a decrease to 13.3% at 700 °C and 30.7% at 500 °C. The findings indicate that Ru-based catalysts have a greater promise for direct ammonia SOFCs (DA-SOFCs) at operating temperatures below 600 °C. However, the enhancement effect becomes less significant above 600 °C when compared to Ni-based catalysts.

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