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Enhancement of Performance and Sulfur Tolerance of Ceria-Based Fuel Electrodes in Low Temperature SOFC

Kullmann, Felix ORCID iD icon 1; Schwiers, A.; Juckel, M.; Menzler, N. H.; Weber, A. ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The trend of operating the solid oxide fuel cell at significantly lower operation temperatures enables the application of electrodes with finer microstructure or even nanostructured electrodes with increased active surface and enhanced performance. To maintain the high performance in hydrocarbon fuels commonly impurified with sulfur compounds, a required sulfur tolerance has to be maintained. In this study we compare performance and H$_2$S-poisoning of four ceria-based electrodes: conventional Ni/Ce$_{0.9}$Gd$_{0.1}$O$_{2−δ}$ cermets and sub-μm scaled Ce$_{0.8}$Gd$_{0.2}$O$_{2−δ}$-electrodes with and without infiltrated nickel. Symmetrical cells were operated in a hydrogen/steam/nitrogen gas mixture with and without minor amounts of H$_2$S at 600 °C. The performance is analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The distribution of relaxation times is applied to deconvolute the electrochemical processes followed by a complex nonlinear least square fit to quantify the loss processes and the impact of sulfur. Whereas two different Ni/Ce$_{0.9}$Gd$_{0.1}$O$_{2−δ}$ cermet electrodes exhibit polarization resistances at 600 °C without/with 0.1 ppm H$_2$S of 2.89/5.56 Ωcm$^2$ and 2.15/2.75 Ωcm$^2$, the single phase Ce$_{0.8}$Gd$_{0.2}$O$_{2−δ}$ electrode reaches 0.98/2.37 Ωcm$^2$. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000170552
Veröffentlicht am 08.05.2024
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DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ad3ebd
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 26.04.2024
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0013-4651, 1945-7111
KITopen-ID: 1000170552
Erschienen in Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Verlag Electrochemical Society
Band 171
Heft 4
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 044511
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