Surface modifications of nano-structured cathodes to enhance durability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Yeting Wen; Tianrang Yang; Dongkyu Lee; Ho Nyung Lee; Ethan J. Crumlin; Kevin Huang

doi:10.1149/09101.1263ecst

Surface modifications of nano-structured cathodes to enhance durability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Yeting Wen, Tianrang Yang, Dongkyu Lee, Ho Nyung Lee, Ethan J. Crumlin, Kevin Huang

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Abstract

The bulk-to-surface Sr-segregation can seriously compromise the stability of oxygen electrocatalysis in Sr-doped perovskite oxides such as La_1-xSr_xCoO_3-δ and La_1-xSr_xCo_1-yFe_yO_3-δ and limit their practical applications as cathode materials in solid oxide fuel cells. This work aims to acquire fundamental knowledge of Sr-segregation process under practical conditions in solid oxide fuel cells and develop suppression method to ensure the long-term stability through surface modifications. In this work, the pristine and ZrO₂ atomic layer deposition (ALD) modified La_0.6Sr_0.4CoO_3-δ (LSCo) epitaxial films were used as the model systems to investigate how the temperature, time and surface coating affect the surface concentration of Sr via in situ synchrotron-based ambient pressure XPS. This information was also correlated with their electrochemical performances characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. We also report a Sr-segregation-free SrCo_0.9Ta_0.1O_3-δ (SCT) multifunctional coating on a benchmark cathode LSCF as a means of enhancing ORR activity and durability against Cr-poison.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 16, SOFC 2019
Editors	K. Eguchi, S. C. Singhal
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	1263-1272
Number of pages	10
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607688747, 9781607688747
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/09101.1263ecst
State	Published - 2019
Event	16th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2019 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: Sep 8 2019 → Sep 13 2019

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Name	ECS Transactions
Number	1
Volume	91
ISSN (Print)	1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-5862

Conference

Conference	16th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	09/8/19 → 09/13/19

Funding

This work was funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy, under award number DE-AR0000492 and Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, under award number DE-FE-0023317, and National Science Foundation, under award number of DMR-1464112.

Funders	Funder number
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
National Science Foundation	DMR-1464112
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AR0000492
Office of Fossil Energy	DE-FE-0023317
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

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Wen, Y., Yang, T., Lee, D., Lee, H. N., Crumlin, E. J., & Huang, K. (2019). Surface modifications of nano-structured cathodes to enhance durability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. In K. Eguchi, & S. C. Singhal (Eds.), Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 16, SOFC 2019 (1 ed., pp. 1263-1272). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 91, No. 1). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/09101.1263ecst

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Wen, Y, Yang, T, Lee, D, Lee, HN, Crumlin, EJ & Huang, K 2019, Surface modifications of nano-structured cathodes to enhance durability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. in K Eguchi & SC Singhal (eds), Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 16, SOFC 2019. 1 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 1, vol. 91, Electrochemical Society Inc., pp. 1263-1272, 16th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2019, Kyoto, Japan, 09/8/19. https://doi.org/10.1149/09101.1263ecst

Surface modifications of nano-structured cathodes to enhance durability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. / Wen, Yeting; Yang, Tianrang; Lee, Dongkyu et al.
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 16, SOFC 2019. ed. / K. Eguchi; S. C. Singhal. 1. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2019. p. 1263-1272 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 91, No. 1).

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