Influence of the nature of the electrolyte component in BSCF-based composite electrodes on the electrode kinetics: a comparative study
摘要
The work is devoted to the investigation of the influence of the nature of the electrolyte component of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ-based composite electrodes on their electrochemical activity. Composite electrodes with BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ and Ce0.8Sm0.2O2−δ electrolyte components were fabricated on the supporting proton-conducting electrolyte BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ. The electrochemical behavior of the electrodes was studied by impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range of 500–700 °C in an air atmosphere humidified with H2O and D2O. It was found that the electrochemical behavior of the composite electrodes relative to the electrode containing solely Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ differs depending on the nature of the electrolyte component. The introduction of the oxygen-ionic conductor increases the polarization resistance of the electrodes and changes the electrode reaction mechanism, while the introduction of the protonic conductor leads to a decrease in the polarization resistance, and the electrode kinetics remains the same as for the electrode containing solely Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ.
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