Deeper Understanding of Ternary Eutectic Carbonates/Ceria-Based Oxide Composite Electrolyte through Thermal Cycling

André Grishin, Manel Ben Osman, Haïtam Meskine, Valérie Albin, Virginie Lair, Michel Cassir and Armelle Ringuedé
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André Grishin: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Manel Ben Osman: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Haïtam Meskine: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Valérie Albin: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Virginie Lair: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Michel Cassir: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Armelle Ringuedé: Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL University, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: Due to a high conductivity of about 0.1 S·cm −1 , Li-Na-K carbonate eutectic and Sm-doped ceria composite material is a good electrolyte candidate for hybrid fuel cells operating between 500 °C and 600 °C. The present paper aims at a deeper understanding of the species and mechanisms involved in the ionic transport through impedance spectroscopy and thermal analyses, in oxidizing and reducing atmospheres, wet and dry, and during two heating/cooling cycles. Complementary structural analyses of post-mortem phases allowed us to evidence the irreversible partial transformation of molten carbonates into hydrogenated species, when water and/or hydrogen are added in the surrounding atmospheres. Furthermore, this modification was avoided by adding CO 2 in anodic and/or cathodic compartments. Finally, a mechanistic model of such composite electrical behavior is suggested, according to the surrounding atmospheres used. It leads to the conclusions that cells based on this kind of electrolyte would preferably operate in molten carbonate fuel cell conditions, than in solid oxide fuel cell conditions, and confirms the name of “Hybrid Fuel Cells” instead of Intermediate Temperature (or even Low Temperature) Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

Keywords: carbonate eutectic/ceria composite; multi-ionic conductor; SOFC; MCFC; hybrid fuel cell electrolyte; transport mechanisms; thermal cycling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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