High performance protonic ceramic membrane fuel cells (PCMFCs) with Ba0.5Sr0.5Zn0.2Fe0.8O3-δ perovskite cathode

Hanping Ding, Bin Lin, Xingqin Liu*, Guangyao Meng

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Abstract

Protonic ceramic membrane fuel cells (PCMFCs) based on proton-conducting electrolytes have attracted much attention because of many advantages, such as low activation energy and high energy efficiency. BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.2O3-δ (BZCY7) electrolyte based PCMFCs with stable Ba0.5Sr0.5Zn0.2Fe0.8O3-δ (BSZF) perovskite cathode were investigated. Using thin membrane BZCY7 electrolyte (about 15 μm in thickness) synthesized by a modified Pechini method on NiO-BZCY7 anode support, PCMFCs were assembled and tested by selecting stable BSZF perovskite cathode. An open-circuit potential of 1.015 V, a maximum power density of 486 mW cm-2, and a low polarization resistance of the electrodes of 0.08 Ω cm2 was achieved at 700 °C. The results have indicated that BZCY7 proton-conducting electrolyte with BSZF cathode is a promising material system for the next generation solid oxide fuel cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1388-1391
Number of pages4
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume10
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BaSrZnFeO
  • BaZrCeYO
  • Cathode
  • Protonic ceramic membrane fuel cells
  • Solid oxide fuel cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrochemistry

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