Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 1335-1346.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.230141

• Review •    

Research Progress of in Situ Exsolution of Electrode Surface of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Jun-Ling MENG1, Chuan TIAN1,2, Na XU1, Li-Na ZHAO1, Hai-Xia ZHONG2(), Zhan-Lin XU1()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Preparation and Applications of Environmental Friendly Materials,Ministry of Education,College of Chemistry,Jilin Normal University,Siping 136000,China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization,Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun 130022,China
  • Received:2023-05-12 Accepted:2023-08-18 Published:2023-10-01 Online:2023-10-13
  • Contact: Hai-Xia ZHONG,Zhan-Lin XU
  • About author:xuzhanlin1964@163.com
    hxzhong@ciac.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52002369);the Scientific and Technological Developing Project of Jilin Province(20220101097JC);the Research Program on Science and Technology from the Education Department of Jilin Province(JJKH20230495KJ);the Open Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization(RERU2022009);the Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University(JLJZHDK202205)

Abstract:

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are energy conversion devices with high conversion efficiency, environmental friendliness, and wide fuel adaptability. As the place of electrochemical reactions, electrodes play a key role in the performance of SOFCs. Compared with the conventional electrode materials, the electrode with nanoparticles exsolved on the surface show stronger catalytic activity and excellent electrochemical performance. In this article, the investigations of in situ exsolution of perovskite-type electrode materials are summarized. Firstly, the effect of the crystal structure of perovskite on exsolution of electrode is discussed. Secondly, the influences of defects in perovskite on the exsolution of nanoparticles are introduced in detail. And then two main methods for in situ exsolution are compared and different exsolved products are analyzed. Finally, the difficulties and challenges faced to the in situ exsolution investigation for the SOFC electrode are put forward on the basis of the existing research, which points out the direction for future study.

Key words: Solid oxide fuel cells, Perovskite, Electrode materials, In situ exsolution, Electrochemical performance

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