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Cu-Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-δ anode for electrochemical oxidation of methanol in solid oxide fuel cell: Improved activity by La and Nd doping

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Solid State Ionics, Volume 369

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Cu–Ce0.8La0.1Sm0.1O2-δ and Cu–Ce0.8Nd0.1Sm0.1O2-δ are studied as anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells with methanol as fuel. The oxygen surface exchange and bulk diffusion coefficients of Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-δ both increase with La and Nd doping. The CH3OH temperature-programmed surface reaction results show that the addition of La and Nd accelerates the chemical oxidation of CH3OH. Furthermore, compared with Cu–Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-δ, the anodes with La and Nd show higher resistance to coking in CH3OH atmosphere. The Cu-based cermet anode exhibits a low catalytic activity for the electrochemical oxidation of H2, and a single cell supported by a Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-δ‑carbonate composite electrolyte with Cu–Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-δ anode exhibits a maximum power density of 160 mW cm−2 at 650 °C using dry hydrogen as fuel. However, the maximum power density reaches 550 mW cm−2 when CH3OH is used as fuel, and further increases to 730 and 830 mW cm−2 with the addition of La and Nd in the anode, respectively. The results indicate that with the promotion of the oxygen activity, the Cu-based cermet is a promising anode material for solid oxide fuel cells using CH3OH as fuel.

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Funding Information: The financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract number 22075205 and the support of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission under contract number 19JCYBJC21700 are gratefully acknowledged. The work has been also supported by the Program of Introducing Talents to the University Disciplines under file number B06006 , and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities under file number IRT 0641 . Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

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Zhang, Y, Huang, Z, Gan, T, Hou, N, Fan, L, Zhou, X, Gao, G, Li, J, Zhao, Y & Li, Y 2021, 'Cu-Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 2-δ anode for electrochemical oxidation of methanol in solid oxide fuel cell: Improved activity by La and Nd doping', Solid State Ionics, vol. 369, 115728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2021.115728

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