سنتز و مشخصه یابی الکترودهای کاتد LSCF و LSCF/GDC به منظور استفاده در پیل سوختی اکسید جامد

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

دانشکده مهندسی متالورژی و مواد، پردیس دانشکده های فنی، دانشگاه تهران

چکیده

در این پژوهش ساختار اکسیدی و پروسکایتی (LSCF) LaxSr1-xCoyFe1-yO3 به وسیله‌ی روش سنتز به کمک گلایسین (Glycine Nitrate Process-GNP) به منظور استفاده در پیل سوختی اکسید جامد سنتز شد. نتایج حاصل از آنالیز پراش پرتو ایکس (X-ray Diffraction-XRD) نشان دهنده حضور ماده LSCF سنتز شده به صورت تک‌فاز است. پودر LSCF سنتز شده به صورت جداگانه و همچنین پس از مخلوط شدن با سریای آلاییده شده با گادولونیم (GDC) به صورت کامپوزیت LSCF/GDC به عنوان الکترود کاتد پیل سوختی اکسید جامد مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. در ابتدا، مشخصه‌یابی الکترودها به وسیله‌ی روش اندازه‌گیری هدایت صفحه‌ای چهار نقطه ای در دماهای پخت گوناگون به صورت درجا صورت گرفت. از مقایسه بین دو الکترود، کامپوزیت LSCF/GDC دارای هدایت الکتریکی پایین‌تری به دلیل حضور ماده GDC به عنوان یک عایق الکتریسیته در ساختار بود. همچنین اندازه‌گیری الکتروشیمیایی به منظور مطالعه عمیق‌تر رفتار ماده الکترودی صورت گرفت. با وجود کمتر بودن هدایت الکتریکی الکترود کامپوزیتی LSCF/GDC نسبت به الکترود تک‌فاز LSCF، الکترود LSCF/GDC عملکرد بهتری را به دلیل هدایت یونی بالاتر از خود نشان داد به طوری که مقاومت پلاریزاسیون برابر Ω.cm2 027/0 در دمای °C 750 در هوا حاصل گردید.

کلیدواژه‌ها


عنوان مقاله [English]

Synthesize Characterization of LSCF and LSCF/GDC Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

نویسندگان [English]

  • Seyed-Vahidreza Seyed-Vakili
  • Alireza Babaei
  • Hossein Abdizadeh
  • Saeed Heshmati-Manesh
School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran
چکیده [English]

LaxSr1-xCoyFe1-yO3 (LSCF) perovskite oxides have been successfully synthesized by GNP method (Glycine Nitrate Process) to use as a cathode electrode in solid oxide fuel cells. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed formation of single phase LSCF powder without presence of any impurity. In this study, LSCF and LSCF/GDC inks were used as cathode material. The inks were analyzed with an in-situ sintering study where the in-plane conductivity was used to investigate the effect of different sintering temperatures on the conductivity of the electrodes. Compared to LSCF cathode, it was shown that LSCF/GDC has lower in-plane conductivity due to the present of GDC, which is not an electronic conductor at high temperature. Electrochemical analysis was performed at different temperatures to deeply understand the behavior of the cathode materials. A two-electrode configuration was used to measure the impedance of the cells. LSCF/GDC cathode manifest good performances with polarization resistance of 0.027 Ω cm2 at 750 °C in the air atmosphere.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Solid oxide fuel cell
  • Cathode electrode
  • LSCF
  • GDC
  • Impedance
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