Surface restructuring of a perovskite-type air electrode for reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells

Kai Pei, Yucun Zhou, Kang Xu, Hua Zhang, Yong Ding, Bote Zhao, Wei Yuan, Kotaro Sasaki, YongMan Choi (), Yu Chen () and Meilin Liu ()
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Kai Pei: South China University of Technology
Yucun Zhou: Georgia Institute of Technology
Kang Xu: South China University of Technology
Hua Zhang: South China University of Technology
Yong Ding: Georgia Institute of Technology
Bote Zhao: South China University of Technology
Wei Yuan: Georgia Institute of Technology
Kotaro Sasaki: Brookhaven National Laboratory
YongMan Choi: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Yu Chen: South China University of Technology
Meilin Liu: Georgia Institute of Technology

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R-PCECs) are ideally suited for efficient energy storage and conversion; however, one of the limiting factors to high performance is the poor stability and insufficient electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction and evolution of the air electrode exposed to the high concentration of steam. Here we report our findings in enhancing the electrochemical activity and durability of a perovskite-type air electrode, Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ (BCFN), via a water-promoted surface restructuring process. Under properly-controlled operating conditions, the BCFN electrode is naturally restructured to an Nb-rich BCFN electrode covered with Nb-deficient BCFN nanoparticles. When used as the air electrode for a fuel-electrode-supported R-PCEC, good performances are demonstrated at 650 °C, achieving a peak power density of 1.70 W cm−2 in the fuel cell mode and a current density of 2.8 A cm−2 at 1.3 V in the electrolysis mode while maintaining reasonable Faradaic efficiencies and promising durability.

Date: 2022
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