• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.931-935
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 저온형 연료전지와 고온형 연료전지의 작동 및 구성 요소 측면 단점들을 보완하기 위해 중온 영역에서 작동하는 박막 연료전지를 제작하였다. 박막 연료전지는 이트륨이 도핑된 바륨 지르코네이트(BYZ) 전해질과 백금 수소극/공기극으로 이루어져 있으며, 성능은 $350^{\circ}C$에서 측정하였다. 350nm의 두께를 가지는 백금 수소극은 다공성 기판 위에 스퍼터링 기법을 이용하여 증착하였다. BYZ전해질은 펄스레이저 기법을 이용하여 $1{\mu}m$ 증착하였고, 상부에 스퍼터링 기법을 이용하여 200nm의 두께를 가지는 백금 공기극을 증착하였다. 개회로 전압은 약 0.81V이었고, 최대 출력 성능은 11.9mW/$cm^2$이었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.670-677
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• 2012

Perovskite-type oxides such as doped barium zirconate ($BaZrO_3$) show high proton conductivity and chemical stability when they are exposed to hydrogen and water vapour containing atmospheres, thus it can be applicable to the hydrogen separation and the fuel cell electrolyte membranes. However the high temperature ($1700-1800^{\circ}C$) and long sintering times (24h) are generally required to prepare the fully densified $BaZrO_3$ pellets. These sintering conditions lead to the limitation of the grain size growth and the degradation of conductivity due to the acceleration of BaO evaporation at $1200^{\circ}C$. Here we demonstrate NiO-doped $BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ with lower calcination and sintering temperature, less experimental procedure and lower process cost than the conventional mixing method. The stoichiometry of $BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ was optimized by the control of excess amount of Ba (5mol%) to minimized BaO evaporation. We found that the crystal size of NiO-doped $BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ was increased with increase of calcination temperature from XRD analysis. NiO-doped $BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ powder was calcined at $1000^{\circ}C$ for 12h when its showed the highest conductivity of $3.3{\times}10^{-2}s/cm$.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.649-655
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• 2011

Methane direct cracking can be utilized to produce $CO_x$ and $NO_x$-free hydrogen for PEM fuel cells, oil refineries, ammonia and methanol production. We present the results of a systematic study of methane direct cracking using a mixed conducting oxide, Y-doped $BaZrO_3$ ($BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_3$), membrane. In this paper, dense $BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_3$ membrane with disk shape was successfully sintered at $1400^{\circ}C$ with a relative density of more 93% via addition of 1 wt% ZnO. The ($BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_3$) membrane is covered with Pd as catalyst for methane decomposition with an DC magnetron sputtering method. Reaction temperature was $800^{\circ}C$ and high purity methane as reactant was employed to membrane side with 1.5 bar pressure. The $H_2$ produced by the reaction was transported through mixed conducting oxide membrane to the outer side. In addition, it was observed that the carbon, by-product, after methane direct cracking was deposited on the Pd/ZnO-$BaZr_{0.85}Y_{0.15}O_3$ membrane. The produced carbon has a shape of sphere and nanosheet, and a particle size of 80 to 100 nm.