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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 182, Issue 1, Pages 24-31Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.04.012
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(Ba0.5Sr0.5)(1-chi)Co-0.8 Fe0.2O3-delta; cathode; intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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A-site cation-deficient (Ba0.5Sr0.5)(1-chi)Co0.8Fe0.2O3-delta((BS)(1-x)CF) oxides were synthesized and evaluated as cathode materials for intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells (ITSOFCs). The material's thermal expansion coefficient, electrical conductivity, oxygen desorption property, and electrocatalytic activity were measured. A decrease in both the electronic conductivity and the thermal expansion coefficient was observed for increasing values of the stoichiometric coefficient, x. This effect was attributed to the creation of additional oxygen vacancies, the suppression of variation in the oxidation states of cobalt and iron, and the suppression of the spin-state transitions of cobalt ions. The increase in A-site cation deficiency resulted in a steady increase in cathode polarization resistance, because impurities formed at the cathode/electrolyte interface, reducing the electronic conductivity. A single SOFC equipped with a BS0.97CF cathode exhibited peak power densities of 694 and 893 mWcm(-2) at 600 and 650 degrees C, respectively, and these results were comparable with those obtained with a Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-delta cathode. Slightly A-site cation-deficient (BS)(1-chi)CF oxides were still highly promising cathodes for reduced temperature SOFCs. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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