Gonghe Tong,Furong Li,Mingming Wang,Zhigang Wang,Xiaoyao Tan
Micro-tubular protonic ceramic fuel cells (MT-PCFCs) exhibit substantial advantages such as high energy conversion efficiency, large volumetric power density, and intermediate operating temperature. The performance of MT-PCFCs is highly dependent on the microstructure of the microtubes. In this study, BaCe 0.7 Zr 0.1 Y 0.2 O 3-δ (BCZY)/Ni-BCZY (electrolyte/anode) dual-layer hollow fibers (DLHFs) are fabricated in a single step by co-spinning/co-sintering technique, which significantly reduces manufacturing time and cost. The relationship between the MT-PCFCs performance and the microstructure of the DLHFs is investigated. By adjusting the cermet powder content and the spinning rate, the microstructure of DLHFs is tailored and optimized to achieve the best performance for the MT-PCFCs. Experimental results indicate that the anode structure with thick finger-like voids inside and thin sponge-like interlayer closely attached to the thin electrolyte film is favorable to obtain high performance MT-PCFCs. A maximum power density of 554.5 mW cm -2 for the optimal MT-PCFC is achieved at 700 ℃.
Yang Xinlei,Yang Fan,Afzal Muhammad,Sun Wanli,Kim Jung-Sik
La/Pr co-doped ceria (LCP) is processed to fabricate low-temperature ceramic fuel cell based on industrial-grade rare-earth carbonate electrolyte that is reached above a maximum power density of 750 mW/cm 2 at 520 °C. The charge carriers are investigated through LCP fuel cell having symmetric NCAL (Ni 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 LiO 2-δ ) electrodes using proton conductor BCZY (BaCe 0.7 Zr 0.1 Y 0.2 O 3-δ ) as a blocking layer and are found protons that dominate during the cell operation. The results of associated characterizations for HCC (hydrogen concentration cell) and the OCC (oxygen concentration cell) reveal that LCP material is mixed conductor of both protons and oxygen ions simultaneously. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis before and after the electrochemical testing of the cell are performed which show an amorphous layer of LiOH/Li 2 CO 3 mixture that is formed after the tests on the surface of LCP structure. Conceptually, it looks that LiOH/Li 2 CO 3 mixture in molten state in the interface region of two-phase material promotes the proton conduction through LCP electrolyte, with negligible oxygen ion conduction.