Tuning the ORR Catalytic Activity of LaFeO3-δ-based Perovskite Cathode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Doping with Alkaline-Earth Metal Elements
Ceramics international(2024)
摘要
Co-based perovskite cathodes have demonstrated impressive catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at intermediate temperatures. However, these cathodes face the challenges such as high cost and thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) mismatch. On the other hand, Fe-based perovskite oxides like LaFeO3 exhibit more stable properties and lower TEC, but their ORR activity is not as remarkable as that of Co-based cathodes. In this study, La3+ at the A-site of LaFeO3 was substituted by aliovalent alkaline-earth metal cations. The research findings reveal that the doping of alkaline-earth metal ions induces the formation of structural defects and alters the valence state of Fe. This leads to an increase in the conductivity and oxygen vacancy concentration, which are critical for ORR kinetics in both H-SOFC and O-SOFC. Among the various dopants, Sr doped LaFeO3 (LSrF) exhibits the most outstanding ORR catalytic activity. This can be attributed to its highest total conductivity, O2conductivity, oxygen surface exchange coefficient, and oxygen bulk diffusion coefficient. At 700 degrees C, single cell with LSrF cathode achieves peak power densities of 0.781 and 0.894 W cm-2, for O2--conducting solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and H+-conducting SOFC, respectively. These performances are essentially twice that of single cell with LaFeO3 cathode. The findings of this study provide valuable insights into doping strategies for Fe-based perovskite cathodes and contribute to the advancement of IT-SOFC cathode research.
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Cathode,Oxygen reduction reaction,Alkaline-earth metal,Conductivity,Oxygen vacancy concentration,Solid oxide fuel cell
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