Effects of metal additives on power generating property of direct hydrocarbon type SOFC using LaGaO3 electrolyte

T. Ishihara, T. H. Shin, S. Ida

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    Abstract

    Composite oxides have been attracting great interest recently as alternative materials for SOFC anodes with the potential to overcome the serious deterioration in performance associated with the traditional Ni-based cermet; in particular, oxide based anodes show enhanced carbon coke and re-oxidation tolerance compared to present Ni-based cermets. In this study, the anodic performance of a (Ce,Mn,Fe)O2/(La,Sr)(Fe,Mn)O3 composite oxide with additions of catalytically active RuO2 nano particle was studied. Fairly high maximum power densities of 0.3 Wcm-2 (in H 2) and 1.5 Wcm-2 (in C3H8) at 800 °C were achieved for anodes with 10 wt% RuO2 addition. The cells showed stable power density, and negligible carbon formation, even after operation for more than 50 h at 1Acm-2. The improved power density was explained by decreased anodic overpotential and IR losses because of the improved electrical conductivity contributed by the RuO2 particles.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1217-1223
    Number of pages7
    JournalECS Transactions
    Volume57
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Engineering(all)

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