Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 5, Issue 46, Pages 24098-24102Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ta06839e
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- Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
- Australian Research Council [DP120103317, DP160104720]
- Curtin University of Technology through the Curtin Research Fellowship scheme
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This study reported a hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode of a solid oxide electrolysis cell to realise stable CO2 electrolysis without the need of safe gas. The Ni/(Y2O3)(0.08)(ZrO2)(0.92) (YSZ) cathode support has a microchannel structure, which enabled efficient catalyst delivery to the reaction zone between the cathode and the electrolyte and resulted in facilitated gas diffusion through straight channels instead of the tortuous pores intrinsic to conventional porous electrodes. A catalyst network covering a Ni/YSZ scaffold reduced electrode polarisation resistance, prevented carbon formation and suppressed Ni oxidation. The facilitated gas diffusion diminished or eliminated concentration polarisation and carbon formation due to CO accumulation in the reaction zone. The novel hierarchical structure enables stable CO2 electrolysis over conventional Ni-based cathodes with low capital and operational costs.
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