Ln  2 NiO 4+ δ  -based oxygen electrodes for proton-conducting Sr 0.98 Zr 0.95 Yb 0.05 O 3– δ   electrolyte for application in IT-SOFCs

Anastasia N. Meshcherskikh; Adelya Sh. Khaliullina; Elena Yu. Pikalova; Liliya A. Dunyushkina

doi:10.15826/elmattech.2025.4.047

Ln₂NiO_4+δ-based oxygen electrodes for proton-conducting Sr_0.98Zr_0.95Yb_0.05O_3–δ electrolyte for application in IT-SOFCs

Anastasia N. Meshcherskikh, Adelya Sh. Khaliullina, Elena Yu. Pikalova, Liliya A. Dunyushkina

Abstract

Layered lanthanide nickelates Ln₂NiO₄₊_δ are considered as potential cathode materials in solid oxide fuel cells. In this study, the chemical stability, thermal expansion and electrical conductivity of a number of layered nickelates, namely Lа₂NiO₄₊_δ, Pr_1.7Sr_0.3NiO₄₊_δ, Pr_1.7Ca_0.3NiO₄₊_δ and Nd_1.9Ca_0.1NiO₄₊_δ, are investigated. Based on the chemical stability, thermal expansion and electrical conductivity studies, the composite material consisting of Pr_1.7Ca_0.3NiO₄₊_δ and Sr_0.98Zr_0.95Yb_0.05O₃_–δ oxides (PCN-SZYb) was selected as a suitable oxygen electrode for the proton-conducting Sr_0.98Zr_0.95Yb_0.05O₃_–δ electrolyte. The electrochemical behavior of the electrolyte-supported cells with the symmetrical porous PCN-SZYb electrodes was investigated in air with different humidities in the temperature range of 350–800 °C. The impregnation of a porous electrode backbone with the praseodymium nitrate solution enhanced the activity of the electrodes by approximately 3 times. The electrochemical behavior of the composite electrode in contact with the Sr_0.98Zr_0.95Yb_0.05O_3–_δ electrolyte is consistent with the literature data on the Ln₂NiO₄₊_δ-based electrodes and related proton-conducting electrolytes.

Keywords

layered nickelates; proton-conducting electrolyte; SOFC; polarization resistance; electrochemical activity; praseodymium nitrate impregnation

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