Highly oxygen reduction activity and CO2 resistance of Fe-based cathode electrocatalysts for solid oxide fuel cells

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.06.010

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Abstract: The insufficient electrocatalytic activity and CO₂ resistance hinder the application of cathode mate-rial for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). In this study, we introduce a series of Pr-doped perovskite Bi_0.8-_x Pr_x Ca_0.2 FeO_3-δ(BPCF x, x = 0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) as candidate cathode materials, with a focus on its phase structure, oxygen desorption ability, catalytic activity, and electrochemical reduction kinetics. Among all the components, the Bi_0.6 Pr_0.2 Ca_0.2 FeO_3-δ(BPCF0.20) catalyst shows impressive oxygen reduc-tion reaction (ORR) activity, with a low polarization resistance of 0.06 Ω cm² at 700 ℃ and peak power density of 810 mW cm^-2 at 800 ℃. Moreover, the BPCF0.20 cathode shows outstanding CO₂ resistance in different CO₂ concentrations (1%-10%) due to the larger average bond energy and higher relative acidity of Bi, Pr, and Fe ions. These findings demonstrate that BPCFx are advanced cathode electrocatalysts for SOFCs.

Key words: Solid oxide fuel cells, Cathode electrocatalysts, Oxygen reduction reaction, CO₂ resistance

Zunxing Chu, Juntao Gao, Qiang Li, Tian Xia, Liping Sun a, Hui Zhao, Ivan V. Kovalev, Rostislav D. Guskov, Mikhail P. Popov, A.P. Nemudry. Highly oxygen reduction activity and CO₂ resistance of Fe-based cathode electrocatalysts for solid oxide fuel cells[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 212: 303-311.

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