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Self-Regeneration of Intelligent Perovskite Oxide Anode for Direct Hydrocarbon-Type SOFC by Nano Metal Particles of Pd Segregated
Mi Young Oh, Tatsumi Ishihara, Tae Ho Shin
J Electr Electron Mater 2018;31(5):345-350.   Published online July 1, 2018
Nanomaterials have considerable potential to solve several key challenges in various electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells. However, the use of nanoparticles in high-temperature devices like solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is considered problematic because the nanostructured surface typically prepared by deposition techniques may easily coarsen and thus deactivate, especially when used in high-temperature redox conditions. Herein we report the synthesis of a self-regenerated Pd metal nanoparticle on the perovskite oxide anode surface for SOFCs that exhibit self-recovery from their degradation in redox cycle and CH4 fuel running. Using Pd-doped perovskite, La(Sr)Fe(Mn, Pd)O3, as an anode, fairly high maximum power densities of 0.5 and 0.2 cm-2 were achieved at 1,073 K in H2 and CH4 respectively, despite using thick electrolyte support-type cell. Long-term stability was also examined in CH4 and the redox cycle, when the anode is exposed to air. The cell with Pd-doped perovskite anode had high tolerance against re-oxidation and recovered the behavior of anodic performance from catalytic degradation. This recovery of power density can be explained by the surface segregation of Pd nanoparticles, which are self-recovered via re-oxidation and reduction. In addition, self-recovery of the anode by oxidation treatment was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
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