Abstract
A comparative analysis of perovskite structured cathode materials, La Sr MnO (LSM), La Sr CoO (LSC), La Sr FeO (LSF) and La Sr Co Fe O (LSCF), was performed for a ceramic-carbonate nanocomposite fuel cell using composite electrolyte consisting of Gd Ce O (GDC) and a eutectic mixture of Na CO and Li CO . The compatibility of these nanocomposite electrode powder materials was investigated under air, CO and air/CO atmospheres at 550 °C. Microscopy measurements together with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) elementary analysis revealed few spots with higher counts of manganese relative to lanthanum and strontium under pure CO atmosphere. Furthermore, electrochemical impedance (EIS) analysis showed that LSC had the lowest resistance to oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) (14.12 Ω·cm ) followed by LSF (15.23 Ω·cm ), LSCF (19.38 Ω·cm ) and LSM (>300 Ω·cm ). In addition, low frequency EIS measurements (down to 50 µHz) revealed two additional semi-circles at frequencies around 1 Hz. These semicircles can yield additional information about electrochemical reactions in the device. Finally, a fuel cell was fabricated using GDC/NLC nanocomposite electrolyte and its composite with NiO and LSCF as anode and cathode, respectively. The cell produced an excellent power density of 1.06 W/cm at 550 °C under fuel cell conditions.
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