Issue 40, 2016

A new Dy-doped BaCeO3–BaZrO3 proton-conducting material as a promising electrolyte for reversible solid oxide fuel cells

Abstract

The present work describes the features of the synthesis and physicochemical and electrical properties of a new Dy-doped BaCeO3–BaZrO3 proton-conducting electrolyte as well as its application in a reversible solid oxide fuel cell. The electrolyte material with a composition of BaCe0.5Zr0.3Dy0.2O3−δ (BCZD) is successfully synthesized by a citrate–nitrate combustion synthesis method followed by sintering at 1450 °C for 5 h. The as-prepared ceramic materials are found to possess high ceramic quality (∼16% of total shrinkage, 98% of relative density, no open porosity), improved electrical properties (19 and 13 mS cm−1 at 600 °C in wet air and wet hydrogen atmospheres, respectively) and acceptable chemical and thermal compatibilities with functional electrodes (NiO–BCZD and La2NiO4+δ–BCZD). An electrochemical cell with a 30 μm thick electrolyte is fabricated by a tape calendaring method and then characterized in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) operation modes. The electrochemical characteristics, such as open circuit voltage (OCV), current density, power density and amount of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, are obtained and then compared with literature data. On the basis of comparative analysis, it can be deduced that Dy-doped cerate–zirconates can be considered as promising alternatives to traditional Y-doped ones due to sufficient levels of output characteristics of reversible solid oxide fuel cells and good properties of these electrolytes (average ion transport numbers are more than ∼0.9) in the SOFC and SOEC operation modes at 550–750 °C.

Graphical abstract: A new Dy-doped BaCeO3–BaZrO3 proton-conducting material as a promising electrolyte for reversible solid oxide fuel cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Jul 2016
Accepted
25 Aug 2016
First published
25 Aug 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 15390-15399

A new Dy-doped BaCeO3–BaZrO3 proton-conducting material as a promising electrolyte for reversible solid oxide fuel cells

J. Lyagaeva, N. Danilov, G. Vdovin, J. Bu, D. Medvedev, A. Demin and P. Tsiakaras, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 15390 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA06414K

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