Activity and Stability of (Pr1-xNdx)2NiO4 as Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: II. Electrochemical Performance and Performance Durability. Issue 13 (21st September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dogdibegovic, Emir; Guan, Wanbing; Yan, Jingbo; Cheng, Mojie; Zhou, Xiao-Dong
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Volume 163:Issue 13(2016)
• Page Start: F1344
• Page End: F1349
• Publication Date: 2016-09-21
• Subjects: activity -- cathode -- solid oxide fuel cell -- stability; Electrochemistry -- Periodicals; 541.3705
• DOI: 10.1149/2.0391613jes
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-4651

Abstract

Abstract : Single phase (Pr1-x Ndx )2 NiO4 cathode powders ( x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0) were synthesized via a glycine-nitrate combustion and high temperature calcination. Anode supported cells were used to investigate the cathode property. A reproducible performance, within 9% for each cathode composition, was observed providing a wealth of data for quantitative studies. Area specific resistance analysis and i-V measurements between 650 and 850°C showed a decrease in the cell performance with increasing Nd content. Impedance spectrum analysis suggests that the decline in performance results from an increase in electrode polarization. While Pr2 NiO4 cells showed significant performance degradation of 6.40%/1, 000 hours, the degradation rate for (Pr0.75 Nd0.25 )2 NiO4 cells was reduced by an order of magnitude (0.56%/1, 000 hours) with a 7% lower power output. Likewise, the cathodes with a higher Nd content showed further improvement in performance stability with a marginal degradation rate of 0.06%/1, 000 hours.