Publication: Defect Chemistry, Electrical Properties, and Evaluation of New Oxides Sr2CoNb1@xTixO6@d (0,x,1) as Cathode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
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2017-07
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Azcondo, María Teresa
Amador, Ulises
Muñoz-Gil, Daniel
García-Martín, Susana
Yuste, Mercedes
Pérez-Flore s, Juan Carlos
Puente Orench, Inés
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Wiley-V C H VERLAG GMBH
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The perovskite series Sr2CoNb1@xTixO6@d (0,x,1) was investigated in the full compositional range to assess its potential as cathode material for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The variation of transport properties and thus, the area specific resistances (ASR) are explained by a detailed investigation of the defect chemistry. Increasing the titanium content from x=0–1 produces both oxidation of Co 3+ to Co4+ (from 0 up to 40%) and oxygen vacancies (from 6.0 to 5.7 oxygen atom/formula unit), although each charge compensation mechanism predominates in different compositional ranges. Neutron diffraction reveals that samples with high Ti-contents lose a significant amount of oxygen upon heating above 600 K. Oxygen is partially recovered upon cooling as the oxygen release and uptake show noticeably different kinetics. The complex defect chemistry of these compounds, together with the compositional changes upon heating/cooling cycles and atmospheres, produce a complicated behavior of electrical conductivity. Cathodes containing Sr2CoTiO6@d display low ASR values, 0,13 Wcm2 at 973 K, comparable to those of the best compounds reported so far, being a very promising cathode material for SOFC.