Electrophoretic deposition of dense BaCe0.9Y0.1O3-x electrolyte thick-films on Ni-based anodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Milan Zunic; Laure Chevallier; Francesca Deganello; Alessandra D'Epifanio; Silvia Licoccia; Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo; Enrico Traversa

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.01.046

Electrophoretic deposition of dense BaCe_0.9Y_0.1O_3-x electrolyte thick-films on Ni-based anodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Milan Zunic^*, Laure Chevallier, Francesca Deganello, Alessandra D'Epifanio, Silvia Licoccia, Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo, Enrico Traversa

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Abstract

Proton conducting BaCe_0.9Y_0.1O_3-x (BCY10) thick films are deposited on cermet anodes made of nickel-yttrium doped barium cerate using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique. BCY10 powders are prepared by the citrate-nitrate auto-combustion method and the cermet anodes are prepared by the evaporation and decomposition solution and suspension method. The EPD parameters are optimized and the deposition time is varied between 1 and 5 min to obtain films with different thicknesses. The anode substrates and electrolyte films are co-sintered at 1550 °C for 2 h to obtain a dense electrolyte film keeping a suitable porosity in the anode, with a single heating treatment. The samples are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy dispersion spectroscopy (EDS). A prototype fuel cell is prepared depositing a composite La_0.8Sr_0.2Co_0.8Fe_0.2O₃ (LSCF)-BaCe_0.9Yb_0.1O_3-δ (10YbBC) cathode on the co-sintered half cell. Fuel cell tests that are performed at 650 °C on the prototype single cells show a maximum power density of 174 mW cm^-2.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	417-422
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	190
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.01.046
State	Published - May 15 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This work has been funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MiUR) of Italy under the frame of the FISR project “Polymeric and ceramic fuel cells: System validation and development of new materials” and of the PRIN project “Protonic Conducting Ceramics for Fuel Cells”. We gratefully thank Emiliana Fabbri for the preparation of the composite cathode.

Keywords

Cermet
Electrophoretic deposition
Fuel cells
Protonic conductor
Thick film

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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