Issue 27, 2021

Oxygen reduction reaction over (Ba,Sr)6RE2Co4O15–Ba(Ce,Pr,Y)O3 composite cathodes for proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells

Abstract

In this study, the effect of elemental substitution, especially the Ba/Sr ratio and rare-earth elements, in (Ba,Sr)6RE2Co4O15 (RE = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd) and the composite effect with BaCe0.5Pr0.3Y0.2O3−δ on the activity for the oxygen reduction reaction were studied to develop high-performance cathodes for proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells. The polarization resistance of (Ba6−xSrx)RE2Co4O15 electrodes decreased with an increase in the Ba/Sr ratio, while the activity did not change systematically along the periodic table when the rare-earth element was substituted. Although the polarization resistance of Ba5SrGd2Co4O15 was about one order of magnitude lower than that of Ba4Sr2Sm2Co4O15 at 500 °C, the composite of Ba5SrGd2Co4O15–BaCe0.5Pr0.3Y0.2O3−δ (30 : 70 wt%) exhibited comparable performance and activation energy to Ba4Sr2Sm2Co4O15–BaCe0.5Pr0.3Y0.2O3−δ (30 : 70 wt%): polarization resistance – 0.20 Ω cm2 and 0.52 Ω cm2 at 600 °C and 500 °C, respectively, and activation energy – 61.8 kJ mol−1. Then, the reason for the high performance of the Ba5SrGd2Co4O15–BaCe0.5Pr0.3Y0.2O3−δ (30 : 70 wt%) composite was studied in detail, especially from the viewpoint of elemental interdiffusion. Finally, the plausible oxygen reduction reaction mechanism on this composite was proposed.

Graphical abstract: Oxygen reduction reaction over (Ba,Sr)6RE2Co4O15–Ba(Ce,Pr,Y)O3 composite cathodes for proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Mar 2021
Accepted
20 May 2021
First published
10 Jun 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 15199-15206

Oxygen reduction reaction over (Ba,Sr)6RE2Co4O15–Ba(Ce,Pr,Y)O3 composite cathodes for proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells

T. Matsui, N. Kunimoto, K. Manriki, K. Miyazaki, N. Kamiuchi, H. Muroyama and K. Eguchi, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 15199 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA02485J

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