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Sr-Diffusion in Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ Layers for SOFC Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2013

Tabea Mandt ,
Carsten Korte ,
Uwe Breuer ,
Alexander Weber ,
Mirko Ziegner ,
Sven Uhlenbruck ,
Norbert Menzler  and
Detlef Stolten
Tabea Mandt
Affiliation:
Institut of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-3: Electrochemical Process Engineering; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Carsten Korte
Affiliation:
Institut of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-3: Electrochemical Process Engineering; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Uwe Breuer
Affiliation:
ZEA-3: Central Institute of Analytics; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Alexander Weber
Affiliation:
Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS / Peter Grünberg Institute PGI, JCNS-2/PGI-4: Scattering Methods; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Mirko Ziegner
Affiliation:
IEK-2: Material Structure and Properties; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Sven Uhlenbruck
Affiliation:
IEK-1: Material Synthesis and Manufacturing Processing; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Norbert Menzler
Affiliation:
IEK-1: Material Synthesis and Manufacturing Processing; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Detlef Stolten
Affiliation:
Institut of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-3: Electrochemical Process Engineering; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Leo-Brandt Straße 1, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Abstract

In this study Sr2+ diffusion along Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ (CGO) grain boundaries is investigated. Model samples with different grain boundary densities were prepared by different thin film tech-niques. Diffusion experiments were performed by annealing and subsequent ToF-SIMS analysis. The activation energy of grain boundary diffusion is determined as 492 kJ/mol, which is 2/3 of the bulk diffusion activation energy 739 kJ/mol, deduced from literature data [1-5].

The formation of an electrical blocking SrZrO3 layer due to grain boundary diffusion of Sr2+ through a CGO barrier layer may limit the long term stability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells based on Zr0.85Y0.15O2-δ electrolytes and La0.58Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ cathodes. The grain boundary diffusivity and the CGO grain boundary density highly influence the kinetic of the SrZrO3 formation. Aim of this study is to gain data for a prediction of the maximum lifetime of a SOFC system, limited by the increasing cell resistivity due to SrZrO3 formation. Specifications for the CGO barrier layer preparation concerning grain boundary density are determined.

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barrier layerdiffusionenergy generation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1542: Symposium G – Electrochemical Interfaces for Energy Storage and Conversion— Fundamental Insights from Experiments to Computations , 2013 , mrss13-1542-g11-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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