Abstract
Oxygen tracer diffusion (Dâ) and chemical diffusion (DËœ) were measured in dense Sr0.5Sm0.5CoO 3 - δ (SSC) ceramics by Isotope Exchange Depth Profiling/Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (IEDP/SIMS) and electrical conductivity relaxation (ECR) over the temperature ranges of ∼100-200 C and 400-600 C, respectively. In addition, the surface exchange coefficients were determined over the same temperature ranges. The transport properties and exchange kinetics of SSC are comparable to or better than those of other solid oxide fuel cell cathode candidates in the literature. The ionic conductivity of SSC was calculated using the Nernst-Einstein equation, and is comparable to that of leading solid oxide electrolytes at intermediate temperatures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 138-143 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Solid State Ionics |
Volume | 232 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Funding
The authors acknowledge support from the U.S. Department of Energy under contract no. DE-FG02-05ER46255/04 . This work also made use of the J.B. Cohen X-ray Diffraction Facility supported by the MRSEC program of the National Science Foundation (grant no. DMR-1121262 ) as well as the Keck-II Interdisciplinary Surface Science facility supported by the Institute for Nanotechnology's NSF-sponsored Nanoscale Science & Engineering Center (NSEC) at Northwestern University ( EEC-0118025/003 ). Helpful discussions with the group of Scott Barnett are gratefully acknowledged. This paper is dedicated to co-author Jules Routbort, who passed away during the final stages of the research.
Keywords
- Cathode
- Chemical diffusivity
- Solid oxide fuel cell
- SrSmCoO
- Surface exchange coefficient
- Tracer diffusivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics