High performance electrode for medium-temperature solid oxide fuel cells -: Control of microstructure of La(Sr)CoO3 cathodes with highly dispersed Pt electrocatalysts

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作者
Uchida, H [1 ]
Arisaka, S [1 ]
Watanabe, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Yamanashi, Fac Engn, Lab Electrochem Energy Convers, Kofu, Yamanashi 4008511, Japan
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10.1149/1.1423641
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
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In order to enhance gas diffusion rates in a porous La(Sr)CoO3 (LSC) cathode, additional mum-sized pores were introduced by sintering a LSC paste containing fine polymer beads (d = 1.2 mum), coated on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte. A thin and dense samaria-doped ceria interlayer was used to avoid unfavorable solid-state reactions between LSC and YSZ. Control of the microstructure of LSC cathode appreciably lowered the IR-free overpotential without an increase of the ohmic resistance. The performance of the LSC cathode with optimized microstructure was enhanced further with highly dispersed Pt catalysts at 3 wt % loading, especially at low operating temperature. The current density on the Pt-LSC cathode at an overpotential of -50 mV was 1 A/cm(2) at 800 degreesC in air. (C) 2001 The Electrochemical Society.
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