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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2019.56.2.07

Chromium Poisoning of Neodymium Nickelate (Nd2NiO4) Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells  

Lee, Kyoung Jin (Department Material Science and Engineering, Inha University)
Chung, Jae Hun (Department Material Science and Engineering, Inha University)
Lee, Min Jin (Department Material Science and Engineering, Inha University)
Hwang, Hae Jin (Department Material Science and Engineering, Inha University)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.56, no.2, 2019 , pp. 160-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the long-term stability of Nd2NiO4 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes to evaluate their chromium poisoning tolerance. Symmetrical cells consisting of Nd2NiO4 electrodes and a yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte were fabricated and the cell potential and polarization resistance were measured at 850 ℃ in the presence of gaseous chromium species for 800 h. Up to 500 h of operation, the cell potential remained constant at 500 mA/㎠. However, it increased slightly over the operation duration of 550-800 h. No appreciable increase was observed in the polarization resistance of the Nd2NiO4 cathode during the entire operation of 800 h. Physicochemical examinations revealed that the gaseous chromium species did not form chromium-related contamination not only in the Nd2NiO4 cathode but also at the cathode/electrolyte interface. The results demonstrated that Nd2NiO4 is resistant to chromium poisoning, and hence is a potential alternative to standard perovskite cathodes.
Keywords
$Nd_2NiO_4$; Chromium poisoning; Solid oxide fuel cells; Impedance spectra; Long-term stability;
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