Stability of infiltrated cathodes using Pr2NiO4+delta precursor for low-temperature fuel cell applications

The electrochemical performance and stability of infiltrated praseodymium nickelate (PNO) as the cathode for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications was studied. PNO cathode (Pr2NiO4+δ) was infiltrated into gadolinium-doped ceria (GDC) scaffolds and tested in two different anode-supported cells wi...

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Autores: Vafaeenezhad, Sajad, Morales-Zapata, Miguel A., Hanifi, Amir Reza, Laguna-Bercero, M. A., Larrea, Ángel, Sarkar, Partha, Etsell, Thomas H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::59d264d51a53728e5acf585fa4bfafe4
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/287873
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SOFC
PNO
YSZ
Praseodymium
Nickelate
Cathode
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Sumario:The electrochemical performance and stability of infiltrated praseodymium nickelate (PNO) as the cathode for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications was studied. PNO cathode (Pr2NiO4+δ) was infiltrated into gadolinium-doped ceria (GDC) scaffolds and tested in two different anode-supported cells with tubular geometry: i) tubular cell A with Ni-YSZ support, Ni-YSZ anode functional layer (AFL), and thin (∼7 μm) electrolyte and; ii) microtubular cell B with Ni-YSZ support, without AFL and thick (34 μm) electrolyte. Both cells were stable during 91 h and 260 h of stability testing at 650 °C and experienced a reduction in total polarization resistances. Post-mortem X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed PNO's partial transformation into the Pr4Ni3O10 phase with higher electrical conductivity and thermal stability. Improvement in the oxygen reduction reaction was confirmed using DRT analysis. This finding confirms that PNO infiltrated into GDC scaffold can be considered a promising cathode for SOFC applications.