EFFECT OF FRIT CONTENT IN THE SILVER CURRENT COLLECTOR INKS ON THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL CATHODES
Öz
Silver (Ag) inks are often used as precursors to form current collector layers on the intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes. It has been common practice to add glassy phase (frit) particles into the Ag inks to achieve good adhesion between the current collector and the cathode layers upon firing. However, insufficient attention has been given to the effects of frit content on the microstructure and the current collecting properties of Ag layers. This study presents the effect of frit addition on the measured electrochemical performance of La0.6Sr0.4FeO3 (LSF) thin film cathodes. Microstructural analyses reveal that frit addition significantly densifies the Ag current collector layer. The glassy phase replacing Ag reduces the contact area between the Ag particles and the LSF thin film cathode, resulting in increased ohmic resistances. The glassy phase also seals the electrocatalytic surface of the LSF thin film, thus enhancing the cathode polarization resistances. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements on symmetrical half-cells reveal that ohmic resistances matching the resistivity of the yttria stabilized zirconia electrolyte (YSZ) and acceptable cathode polarization resistances (e.g., 0.5 Ωcm2 at 700℃ in air) can be obtained when frit-free Ag current collector inks are used.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Mühendislik
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Emrah Demirkal
Bu kişi benim
0000-0001-7607-2009
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
19 Aralık 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Ekim 2018
Kabul Tarihi
27 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 4
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