Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7718684 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study reports the synthesis of proton-conducting BaZr0.2Ce0.8âxYxO3âδ (x = 0-0.4) oxides by using a combination of citrate-EDTA complexing sol-gel process and composition-exchange method. Compared to those oxides prepared from conventional sol-gel powders, the sintered BaZr0.2Ce0.8âxYxO3âδ pellets synthesized by sol-gel combined with composition-exchange method are found to exhibit improved sinterability, a higher relative density, higher conduction, and excellent thermodynamic stability against CO2. Moreover, the Pt/electrolyte/Pt single cell using such a BaZr0.2Ce0.6Y0.2O3âδ electrolyte shows an obviously higher maximum powder density in the hydrogen-air fuel cell experiments. Based on the experimental results, we discuss the improvement mechanism in terms of calcined particle characteristics. This work demonstrates that the BaZr0.2Ce0.8âxYxO3âδ oxides synthesized by sol-gel combined with composition-exchange method would be a promising electrolyte for the use in H+-SOFC applications. More importantly, this new fabrication approach could be applied to other similar ABO3-perovskite material systems.
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Authors
Chung-Jen Tseng, Jeng-Kuei Chang, I-Ming Hung, Kan-Rong Lee, Sheng-Wei Lee,