Development of oxide composite materials for cathode element of IT-SOFCs

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2022.269852

Keywords:

solid oxide fuel cells, cobalt-free cathode composite, perovskite structure, oxygen content, electronic conductivity

Abstract

Investigating the properties of composite oxide for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) has been done as a new cathode material. Using a solid-state reaction method, the metallic oxide material has been employed to create the composite model system. During the sintering process, a model system of Sm0.5Sr0.35Ba0.15FeO3-δ (SSBF15) was constructed. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TG) was played to utilize the oxygen content and weight loss of the model. In the meantime, the structure of the composite was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the conductivity properties were tested by thermal conductivity. The structural design was made possible by the findings, which revealed that the composite model structure exhibited the crystalline structure with perovskite phase. Weight losses during the construction of the structure were reflected in the decomposition and evaporation of the composite's constituent parts. After the calcination process up to 950 °C, the model system's formation oxygen content was obtained of 2.94 in 800 °C. The electrical conductivity maximum obtained in 12.2 S·cm-1 at 430 °C. At low temperatures, the conductive behavior was affected by the metallic element, while at higher temperatures, it was influenced by the ionic structure. As a result, mixed ionic and electric conductors (MIEC) were extensively utilized in the process of generating the conductive properties. The SSBF15 composite has a good chance of being used as an alternative cathode material with a perovskite single phase for future IT-SOFCs applications based on the structure and conductivity results. Additional testing and observation are required to determine the resistance's value when incorporated into the electrolyte and its heat expansion properties

Supporting Agency

  • The author would like to acknowledge the funding support to this research from the Center of research and community service Politeknik Negeri Jakarta.

Author Biographies

Iwan Susanto, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Doctor of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dianta Mustofa Kamal, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Doctor of Energy Conversion, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tia Rahmiati, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Master of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Vika Rizkia, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Doctor of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fuad Zainuri, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Doctor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Belyamin Belyamin, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta

Doctor of Energy Conversion, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Sulaksana Permana, Universitas Indonesia

Doctor of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials, Associate Professor

Centre of Mineral Processing and Corrosion Research

Department of Metallurgy and Materials

Adi Subardi, Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta

Doctor of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Yen-Pei Fu, National Dong Hwa University

Doctor of Materials, Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Development of oxide composite materials for cathode element of IT-SOFCs

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Susanto, I., Kamal, D. M., Rahmiati, T., Rizkia, V., Zainuri, F., Belyamin, B., Permana, S., Subardi, A., & Fu, Y.-P. (2022). Development of oxide composite materials for cathode element of IT-SOFCs . Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(12 (120), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2022.269852

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