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EFFECT OF STRUCTURE AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY ON ELECTRODE REACTIONS IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS


EMSL Project ID
37499

Abstract

One of the most intriguing questions about solid oxide fuel cells is the relative importance of gas-solid interfaces including three-phase boundaries between electrode, electrolyte and gas with respect to redox reactions and the role of the electrode surface structure and surface chemistry on the kinetics of the electrode reactions. We plan to use a suite of thin film deposition tools and characterization tools available at the EMSL to study such reactions.

Project Details

Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2009-11-02
End Date
2010-11-07
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Srikanth Gopalan
Institution
Boston University

Team Members

Jacob Davis
Institution
Boston University

Kevin Smith
Institution
Boston University

Karl Ludwig
Institution
Boston University

Lincoln Miara
Institution
Boston University

Soumendra Basu
Institution
Boston University

Uday Pal
Institution
Boston University

Olga Marina
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Archival Journal Papers: 1) L.Miara, S.N.Basu, U.B.Pal, and S.Gopalan, "2D Numerical Model for Identification of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanisms in Patterned Cathodes of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ", J.Electrochem.Soc., 159 (8) F419-F425 (2012) 2) L.Miara, J.N.Davis, S.Basu, U.B.Pal, and S.Gopalan, "Application of a State-Space Model to Patterned Cathodes of (La0.87Ca0.13)0.95MnO3", J.Electrochem.Soc, 158 B1523 (2011) 3) L.F.J.Piper, A.R.H.Preston, S.-W.Cho, A.DeMasi, B.Chen, J.Laverock, K.E.Smith, L.J.Miara, J.N.Davis, S.N.Basu, U.Pal, S.Gopalan, L.Saraf, T.Kaspar, A.Y.Matsuura, P.-A.Glans, and J.-H.Guo, "Soft X-Ray Spectroscopic Study of Dense Strontium-Doped Lanthanum Manganite Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications", J.Electrochem.Soc, 158 (2) B99-B105 (2011) Refereed Conference Proceedings, Extended Abstracts, and Presentations: 1) L.Miara, U. Pal, and S.Gopalan, "Mechanistic Interpretation of the Oxygen Reduction Kinetics of La0.85Ca0.15MnO3 Cathode", ECS Trans. 35 (1), 2119 (2011) 2) L.J.Miara, K.J.Yoon, S.G.Topping, L.Saraf, U.B.Pal, and S.Gopalan, "Polarization Resistance of La0.85Ca0.15MnO3 Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) Measured Using Patterned Electrodes", ECS Transactions, 28 (23) 137-146, (2010) 3) J. N. Davis, L. Miara , L. Saraf, T. C. Kaspar, S. Gopalan, U. B. Pal, J. C. Woicik, K. F. Ludwig, and S.N. Basu, ?Hard X-Ray Fluorescence Measurements of Heteroepitaxial Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Material?, ECS Transactions, 41 (11) 19-24 (2012) 4) L.Miara, K.J.Yoon, S.G.Topping, L.Saraf, U.Pal, and S.Gopalan, " Polarization Resistance of La0.85Ca0.15MnO3 Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) Measured Using Patterned Electrodes ", ECS Trans. 28 (23), 137 (2010) 5) J. N. Davis, L. Miara , L. Saraf, T. C. Kaspar, S. Gopalan, U. B. Pal, J. C. Woicik, K. F. Ludwig, and S.N. Basu, ?Hard X-Ray Fluorescence Measurements of Heteroepitaxial Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Material?, Presented at PRiME 2012, The Electrochemical Society, Honolulu, HI, October 9-14 (2012) 6) L.Miara, L.Piper, J.N.Davis, L.Saraf, T.Kaspar, S.Basu, K.E.Smith, U.B.Pal, and S.Gopalan, "Surface Segregation Studies of SOFC Cathodes: Combining Soft X-Rays and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy", MRS Proceedings (2009), 1217 : 1217-Y07-04 7) J.N. Davis, L. Saraf, T.C. Kaspar, S. Gopalan, U.B. Pal, J.C. Woicik, K.F. Ludwig and S.N. Basu, ?Electronic Structure Surface Evolution of Heteroepitaxial Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Material?, Presented at MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 25-30 (2012) 8) Oxygen Reduction Reaction in SOFC Cathodes: An Investigation Using Thin Films L. Miara (Boston University), K. Yoon, L. Saraf (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), U. Pal, and S. Gopalan (Boston University), Symposium on Solid State Ionics Devices, Las Vegas, NV 2010. 9) J. N. Davis, L. Miara , L. Saraf, T. C. Kaspar, S. Gopalan, U. B. Pal, K. F. Ludwig, and S.N. Basu, ?Direct Measurement of Oxygen Tracer Diffusion of Heteroepitaxial La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 Cathode Material.? Extended Abstract, Proceedings of The Electrochemical Society, Montreal, Canada (2011). SECA Workshop Posters: 1 ) http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/12/seca/pdf/poster/Gopalan.pdf (2008 SECA meeting) 2) Epitaxial Cathode Thin-films to explore the fundamental science of Cathode interfaces in SOFCs (2009 SECA meeting) 3) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes: Unraveling the Relationship between Structure, Surface Chemistry and Oxygen Reduction (2010 SECA meeting) 4) Application of a State-Space Model to Patterned Cathodes of (La0.87Ca0.13)0.95MnO3, L. J. Miara, J. N. Davis, S. N. Basu, U. B. Pal and S.Gopalan (2011 SECA meeting) 5) Unraveling Oxygen Reduction Mechanisms in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes, L. J. Miara, J. N. Davis, S. N. Basu, U. B. Pal and S.Gopalan (2012 SECA meeting) SECA Workshop Presentations: 1) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes: Unraveling the Relationship Between Structure, Surface Chemistry and Oxygen Reduction, Srikanth Gopalan, Kevin E. Smith, Soumendra N. Basu, Karl F. Ludwig, Uday B. Pal (2010) 2) Oxygen Reduction Kinetics in LSM and LSCF, Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction in LSM and LSCF, Linc Miara, Jacob Davis, U.B.Pal, S.N.Basu, K.Ludwig, and S.Gopalan (2011) 3) A Two Dimension Numerical Model for Identification of Surface Diffusion in Patterned Cathodes of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ, L.Miara, J.N.Davis, U.B.Pal, S.N.Basu, K.Ludwig, and S.Gopalan (2011) 4) Unraveling Oxygen Reduction Mechanisms in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes, , L.Miara, J.N.Davis, U.B.Pal, S.N.Basu, K.Ludwig, and S.Gopalan (2012) 5) Yang Yu, Deniz Cetin, Heng Luo, Xi Lin, Karl Ludwig, Uday Pal, Srikanth Gopalan, and Soumendra Basu, ?Surface Segregation and Phase Formation In SOFC Cathode Thin Films?, Jacob Davis, Presented at the 14th Annual SECA Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, July 23-24 (2013).
Marina OA, LR Pederson, CA Coyle, EC Thomsen, and DJ Edwards. 2011. "Polarization-Induced Interfacial Reactions between Nickel and Selenium in Ni/Zirconia SOFC Anodes and Comparison with Sulfur Poisoning." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158(1):b36-b43.
Newby Jr. D, J Kuyyalil, J Laverock, KF Ludwig, Y Yu, JN Davis, S Gopalan, UB Pal, SN Basu, and KE Smith. 2015. "Surface Evolution of Lanthanum Strontium Cobalt Ferrite Thin Films at Low Temperatures." , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.037 [Unpublished]