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CHEMELECTROCHEM
Volume 6, Issue 20, Pages 5340-5348Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901452
Keywords
cobalt-free; perovskite; lithium; oxygen reduction reaction; solid oxide fuel cells
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Improving the sluggish electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) over cobalt-free cathodes at 550-800 degrees C is imperative to circumvent challenges faced by practical operation of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. In this work, we synthesize novel cobalt-free, lithium (Li)-doped, perovskite oxides Sr1-xLixFe0.8Nb0.1Ta0.1O3-delta (SLFNTx, x=0-0.1) as cathodes for efficient ORR catalysis. When the Li concentration is less than 0.05, ORR activity is enhanced by over 1.6-fold in comparison to the undoped SFNT below 600 degrees C in both symmetrical and anode-supported single cells configurations. Our comprehensive investigation over crystal structure, surface, and mixed conductivities revealed that a moderate concentration (<0.05) of Li could bestow the perovskite with a stable cubic perovskite structure that contains an optimal concentration of oxygen vacancies and A-site deficiencies. Such trend originates from the lower electronegativity and smaller size of Li dopant than the strontium host. The lower electronegativity increases oxygen vacancies. The small Li dopant induces thermal-migration of Li species and creates A-site deficiency. These insights highlight an effective strategy to advance the performance of cobalt-free ORR electrocatalyst below 600 degrees C through in situ thermal surface migration of the A-site cations.
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