Experimental and thermodynamic study on the performance of water electrolysis by solid oxide electrolyzer cells with Nb-doped Co-based perovskite anode

Zehua Pan, Qinglin Liu, Lan Zhang, Juan Zhou, Caizhi Zhang and Siew Hwa Chan

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 191, issue C, 559-567

Abstract: In this work, Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) based on Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ (BCFN) air electrode and YSZ-GDC bilayer electrolyte was systematically investigated and the efficiency of high-temperature water electrolysis by such a cell was analyzed. Firstly, chemical compatibility test between BCFN and YSZ showed that BaZrO3 formed after heat treatment at 1000°C for 5h, which adversely influenced the performance of BCFN dramatically. A fully dense GDC interlayer was thus developed by co-sintering GDC layer, with addition of 0.5at.% Fe2O3, with YSZ electrolyte at only 1300°C. The as-prepared fuel electrode-supported eletrolyzer cell consisting of Ni-YSZ fuel electrode, YSZ-GDC bilayer electrolyte and BCFN air electrode was evaluated for water electrolysis. Specifically, at 800°C using a feedstock of 60% H2O-40% H2, the cell showed total area specific resistance of 0.195Ωcm2 and the cell voltage was 1.13V with an electrolysis current of 1Acm−2. After short-term stability test for 120h with 1Acm−2 electrolysis current at 800°C, the cell showed no microstructural changes as observed by scanning electron microscopy. At last, a high-temperature water electrolysis system based on the cell studied was proposed and the system analysis shows that the overall electricity to hydrogen efficiency can reach 73% based on lower heating value of hydrogen, with a hydrogen generation rate of 4180Lh−1m−2.

Keywords: Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ; YSZ-GDC bilayer electrolyte; Solid oxide electrolyzer cells; High-temperature water electrolysis; Hydrogen generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.090

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