Improvement of oxygen reduction activity and stability on a perovskite oxide surface by electrochemical potential

Sanaz Koohfar, Masoud Ghasemi, Tyler Hafen, Georgios Dimitrakopoulos, Dongha Kim, Jenna Pike, Singaravelu Elangovan, Enrique D. Gomez and Bilge Yildiz ()
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Sanaz Koohfar: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masoud Ghasemi: The Pennsylvania State University
Tyler Hafen: LLC
Georgios Dimitrakopoulos: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dongha Kim: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jenna Pike: LLC
Singaravelu Elangovan: LLC
Enrique D. Gomez: The Pennsylvania State University
Bilge Yildiz: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract The instability of the surface chemistry in transition metal oxide perovskites is the main factor hindering the long-term durability of oxygen electrodes in solid oxide electrochemical cells. The instability of surface chemistry is mainly due to the segregation of A-site dopants from the lattice to the surface. Here we report that cathodic potential can remarkably improve the stability in oxygen reduction reaction and electrochemical activity, by decomposing the near-surface region of the perovskite phase in a porous electrode made of La1-xSrxCo1-xFexO3 mixed with Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9. Our approach combines X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry for surface and sub-surface analysis. Formation of Ruddlesden-Popper phase is accompanied by suppression of the A-site dopant segregation, and exsolution of catalytically active Co particles onto the surface. These findings reveal the chemical and structural elements that maintain an active surface for oxygen reduction, and the cathodic potential is one way to generate these desirable chemistries.

Date: 2023
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