Optimisation of electrochemical performance of Sr(Fe,Sb)O3-δ air electrodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide cells through spray-pyrolysis processing

The effects of replacing iron with cobalt and employing either Pechini or spray pyrolysis synthesis routes have been studied for the perovskite system SrFe0.9-xCoxSb0.1O3-δ (x = 0; 0.45; 0.9) to optimise sustainable air electrodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide cells. The electrochemical p...

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Autores: Zapata-Ramírez, Víctor, Mather, Glenn C., Pérez-Coll, Domingo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/381470
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/381470
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cobalt-free air electrode
Rare-earth-free air electrode
Solid oxide cells
Spray pyrolysis
Strontium ferrite
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Resumo:The effects of replacing iron with cobalt and employing either Pechini or spray pyrolysis synthesis routes have been studied for the perovskite system SrFe0.9-xCoxSb0.1O3-δ (x = 0; 0.45; 0.9) to optimise sustainable air electrodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide cells. The electrochemical performance of Pechini-prepared compositions improves with increasing cobalt content, attributable to higher electronic conductivity and oxygen-vacancy concentration, and lower processing temperature from 1300 ᵒC, for SrFe0.9Sb0.1O3-δ, to 1200 and 1100 ᵒC, for SrFe0.45Co0.45Sb0.1O3−δ and SrCo0.9Sb0.1O3−δ, respectively, with SrCo0.9Sb0.1O3-δ exhibiting an area specific resistance (ASR) of 0.084 Ω cm2 at 700 °C. The electrochemical stability of Fe-containing Pechini-based compositions is impaired, most likely due to a higher processing temperature. However, the very low processing temperature of 800 °C for spray-pyrolysed electrodes produces similar electrochemical performances for Co-containing and Co-free compositions (ASR≈ 0.065 Ω cm2 at 700 °C for SrFe0.9Sb0.1O3-δ) and high electrochemical stability with practically unaltered electrode polarisation resistance on thermal cycling. © 2024 The Authors