400 °C operable SOFCs based on ceria electrolyte for powering wireless sensor in internet of things

Muhammad Akbar, Qi An, Yulian Ye, Lichao Wu, Chang Wu, Tianlong Bu, Wenjing Dong, Xunying Wang, Baoyuan Wang, Hao Wang and Chen Xia

Applied Energy, 2025, vol. 378, issue PB, No S0306261924022992

Abstract: Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can generate high-efficiency and clean power but face a high-temperature bottleneck that hinders their widespread application. If alternative electrolytes can be developed to reduce the operating temperatures, the application of SOFCs will possibly be expanded to more scenarios, such as power sources for the Internet of Things (IoT). Herein, as a proof of the concept, a 400 °C operable SOFC is developed based on a precipitation-method prepared CeO2 electrolyte for powering wireless sensor in IoT system. Material studies indicate the CeO2 electrolyte sample forms a coating structure with a thin layer of amorphous carbonate covering the surface of CeO2 particles, which could result in fast hybrid proton and oxygen ion transport. The fabricated CeO2 electrolyte-based SOFCs exhibit promising power densities of 0.275–0.650 W cm−2 with open circuit voltages of 1.04–1.11 V at 400–500 °C, indicative of feasible cell operation at 400 °C. It is also found the cell has high repeatability and good stability for 150 h under different current densities. With the aid of a power management unit, the developed SOFC is further applied to charge a supercapacitor, for powering a customized IoT system to monitor environmental parameters. The charge process is fast and stable. Our study thus developed a 400 °C operable SOFC based on CeO2 electrolyte and demonstrates the feasibility of SOFC as power sources for LoT technology for the first time.

Keywords: Solid oxide fuel cell; CeO2 electrolyte; Performance, stability, internet of things (IoT) sensor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124916

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