Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation and Properties of Cobalt-Doped Ceria (CDC) for IT-SOFCs Anodes in Natural Gas

HAO Hong-Xia, LIU Rui-Quan   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
  • Received:2008-08-11 Revised:2008-10-07 Published:2009-05-20 Online:2009-05-20

Abstract: Ce1-xCoxOyx=0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30)(CDC) powders as the anode materials of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) were prepared by sol-gel method. The NiO-CDC anodesupported cells were fabricated by drypressing process using Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ(GDC) as electrolyte and La0.8Sr0.2Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ(LSCF)-Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ(GDC) as cathode. The crystal structure, morphology and chemical stability were investigated by XRD and SEM respectively. The performances of single cells were tested by using humidified natural gas(3% H2O) as fuel and oxygen as oxidant in the temperature range from 400℃ to 700℃. The results show that the anode of the cell has good openframework; The 50%NiO-50%Ce0.8Co0.2Oy(C20C80)anodesupported cell shows the best electrochemical performance among the eight cells composed of different anodes. The maximum current density and power density are 148.84mA/cm2 and 30.91mW/cm2 tested at 650℃, respectively.

Key words: IT-SOFCs, transition metal, cobaltdoped-ceria, electrical conductivity

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