Improving electrochemical performance of (Cu, Sm)CeO2 anode with anchored Cu nanoparticles for direct utilization of natural gas in solid oxide fuel cells

Wang, Zhicheng, Wang, Yang, Qin, Delong, Gu, Yiheng, Yu, Hailin, Tao, Shi, Qian, Bin and Chao, Yimin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-2690 (2022) Improving electrochemical performance of (Cu, Sm)CeO2 anode with anchored Cu nanoparticles for direct utilization of natural gas in solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 42 (7). pp. 3254-3263. ISSN 0955-2219

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Abstract

Development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode with high resistance to coking and sulfur poisoning is highly desirable for the direct application of natural gas in SOFC. Herein, a (Cu, Sm)CeO2 anode with anchored Cu nanoparticles has been prepared. Most of Cu nanoparticles particle size ranges from 20 to 50 nm, which can increase the conductivity and catalytic activity of the anode. The Cu/CSCO10 supported cell exhibits a maximum power density of 404.6 mW/cm2 at 600 ⁰C when dry methane is used as fuel while its ohmic resistance is only 0.39 Ω·cm2. The single SOFC shows good stability when H2S content in the fuel is less than 150 ppm. Up to 900 hours of continuous stable operation with simulated natural gas and commercial natural gas as fuel prove the advantages and application potential of this anode.

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Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 11705015 , U1832147 ); Suzhou Yuxin Nanomaterial Technology Co., Ltd. ( KYH2020301Z ) and Jiangsu Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program ( 202010333015Z ).
Uncontrolled Keywords: coking-resistant,copper nanoparticles,natural gas,solid oxide fuel cell,sulfur tolerance,ceramics and composites,materials chemistry ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2500/2503
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Energy Materials Laboratory
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Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2022 12:30
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2023 01:38
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83463
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.02.006

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