Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7720473 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Oxides of composition SrMo1âxCrxO3âδ (x = 0.1, 0.2) have been prepared, characterized and tested as anode materials in single solid-oxide fuel cells, yielding output powers higher than 700 mW cmâ2 at 850 °C with pure H2 as a fuel. All the materials are suggested to present mixed ionic-electronic conductivity (MIEC) from neutron powder diffraction (NPD) experiments, complemented with transport measurements; the presence of a Mo4+/Mo5+ mixed valence at room temperature, combined with a huge metal-like electronic conductivity, as high as 340 S cmâ1 at T = 50 °C for x = 0.1, could make these oxides good materials for solid-oxide fuel cells. The magnitude of the electronic conductivity decreases with increasing Cr-doping content. The reversibility of the reduction-oxidation between the oxidized Sr(Mo,Cr)O4âδ scheelite and the reduced Sr(Mo,Cr)O3 perovskite phases was studied by thermogravimetric analysis, which exhibit the required cyclability for fuel cells. An adequate thermal expansion coefficient, without abrupt changes, and a chemical compatibility with electrolytes make these oxides good candidates for anodes in intermediate-temperature SOFC (IT-SOFCs).
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Authors
R. MartÃnez-Coronado, J.A. Alonso, A. Aguadero, M.T. Fernández-DÃaz,