期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 46, 期 46, 页码 23828-23838出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.175
关键词
BCY; Impedance; Protonic conductivity; Grain boundary; Space-charge layer
资金
- Centro Portugal Regional Operational Programme (Centro2020) under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [CENTRO-01-0145FEDER-022083]
- [SFRH/BD/130218/2017]
- [PTDC/CTM-CTM/2156/2020]
- [PTDC/QUI-ELT/3681/2020]
- [POCI01-0247-FEDER-039926]
- [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032241]
- [UIDB/00481/2020]
- [UIDP/00481/2020]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [UIDP/00481/2020, UIDB/00481/2020] Funding Source: FCT
This study investigates the grain boundary conductivity and space-charge properties of BCY under low humidity conditions, showing that even low levels of humidity are sufficient to maintain functional performance and stability.
Yttrium-doped barium cerate (BCY) exhibits proton conductivity in the nominal absence of water (p(H2O) <= 10(-4) atm) below 450 degrees C (J. Mater. Chem. A 7 (2019) 18,135e18142). Under these conditions, the well-known instability of this material against carbon dioxide and humidity can be minimized, potentially allowing its application even in hydrocarbon-based atmospheres. Nonetheless, electrochemical transport properties of grain boundaries of BCY are still not well understood. Hence, we compare specific grain boundary conductivity and space-charge properties of BaCe0.9Y0.1O3-delta (BCY10) in both wet and low humidity by means of impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range 100-300 degrees C. In H-2, specific grain boundary conductivity increases in nominally dry conditions, while the bulk remains practically humidity independent. Conversely, in O-2, both bulk and specific grain boundary conductivities are higher in wet. The space-charge properties highlight that low levels of humidity, p(H2O) similar to 10(-4) atm, are sufficient to maintain functional performance, while providing enough stability. This work offers a significant advance to the knowledge of the transport properties of this family of materials at low temperatures, with special emphasis to conditions of low humidity, for potential future applications in proton-conducting electrolyte membranes. (C) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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